. You examine a 10-month-old infant who has numerous scaly and ulcerative skin lesions, premalignant changes, and areas of hyperpigmentation. These lesions are present only on sun-exposed skin. This is most likely caused by a defect in A. Postreplication mismatch repair B. Repair of DNA double-strand breaks C. Removal of deaminated bases D. Base excision repair E. Nucleotide excision repair

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1. You examine a 10-month-old infant who has
numerous scaly and ulcerative skin lesions,
premalignant changes, and areas of
hyperpigmentation. These lesions are present
only on sun-exposed skin. This is most likely
caused by a defect in
A. Postreplication mismatch repair
B. Repair of DNA double-strand breaks
C. Removal of deaminated bases
D. Base excision repair
E. Nucleotide excision repair
Transcribed Image Text:1. You examine a 10-month-old infant who has numerous scaly and ulcerative skin lesions, premalignant changes, and areas of hyperpigmentation. These lesions are present only on sun-exposed skin. This is most likely caused by a defect in A. Postreplication mismatch repair B. Repair of DNA double-strand breaks C. Removal of deaminated bases D. Base excision repair E. Nucleotide excision repair
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