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MP twins with rare skin disease spend their lives avoiding the sun

Mpumalanga twins Lwandile and Lwanele Mkhonza (16) were born with a rare genetic skin disorder,  Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), that makes them photosensitive or highly sensitive to sunlight. Lwandile and Lwanele can only walk outside in the afternoon, night or when it’s raining to avoid the sun. When exposed to the sun the Mkhonza twins suffer […]

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