Okay i heard about a disease on T.V. You are born with it. They said that people with the disease cant go out into the sun or they might die it doesnt matter what skin color you have. So it doesnt have to do anything with pigments. I belive its the ultra violet rays. Oh even regular light from a light bulb can harm them. If you know what its called please do tell. THANKS
2006-11-30 18:37:43 · 12 answers · asked by Grunt 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
sorry it is not known to me
2006-11-30 18:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by Rim 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Xeroderma pigmentosum. It's a congenital (born with it) disease where there is a defect in the repair mechanism of DNA. When you go out into sunlight the UV light breaks the DNA, but the cell's repair mechanisms are able to fix it. People with XP are not able to repair the DNA, and will develop malignant cancers at much higher frequencies.
Porphyria is a spectrum of diseases involving a deficiency in the production of heme and results in blistering and rashes several days after sun exposure.
2006-12-01 08:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by janegalt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The author Dean Koontz wrote some novels about a character with xeroderma pigmentosum. I am not sure if this is what you are talking about, but here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeroderma_pigmentosum
2006-12-01 02:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photophobia
2006-12-01 02:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by vseng 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xeroderma pigmentosum or XP disease.
Link here:http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/1999_2001/j99-12.html
2006-12-01 02:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by dallygirl89 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Porphyria........There's a movie that's a true story that came on lifetime not too long ago about the couple had two daughters that couldnt have no sunlight or any kinda light..........But i forgot the name of that movie.
2006-12-01 02:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by LaLa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good to know you watch House LOL
Porphyria
2006-12-01 02:42:12 · answer #7 · answered by Star 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vampirism.
2006-12-01 02:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mike R 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try WebMd.com
2006-12-01 02:39:04 · answer #9 · answered by ginger13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
polymorphic light reaction.
2006-12-01 02:40:21 · answer #10 · answered by snshnbtrflis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boy in the bubble syndrome
2006-12-01 02:39:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋