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xeroderma pigmentosa - one of the rarest and most lethal genetic disorders. the skin on a person has no ability to heal from uv radiation damage. in other words, the person cannot live by day. in minutes, the victim could be sunburnt. in half an hour, the person is literally being cooked alive. in seconds the risk of skin cancer grows greater. the overall chance to have skin cancer is about 2700 times greater.