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Abstract
A ZINC FINGER MOTIF protein that recognizes and interacts with damaged DNA. It is a DNA-binding protein that plays an essential role in NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR. Mutations in this protein are associated with the most severe form of XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM.
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- XPA Nucleotide Excision Repair Protein
- XPA Repair Protein
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Complementing Protein
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum-A Protein
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum A Protein
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2006(1990)
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- National Library of Medicine. Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051760. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051760
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24725955