hereditary photodermatosis
Findings
No curated finding names hereditary photodermatosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Hereditary photodermatoses are a spectrum of rare photosensitive disorders that are often caused by genetic deficiency or malfunction of various components of the DNA repair pathway. This results clinically in extreme photosensitivity, with many syndromes exhibiting an increased risk of cutaneous malignancies.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015951), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Cutaneous photosensitivityMondoHP:0000992
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: hereditary photodermatosis
- Also called
- genetic photosensitivitygenetic skin photosensitivity