Romaisae, 6, who is affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, poses for a portrait in her home in the town of Sale, near Rabat, Morocco. The disorder affects about 1 in 10,000 people in North Africa – more than 10 times the rate in Europe and about 100 times the rate in the United States, according to Dr Kenneth Kraemer, who researches XP at the US National Institutes of Health. AP Photo
Fatimazehra El Ghazaoui, 27, a woman affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, stands at the window of her home, in Mohammedia, near Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
Habib El Ghazaoui, a father who runs the Association for Solidarity with Children of the Moon, plays with 8 year-old Mustapha who is affected by a rare genetic disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, inside a hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
Maria El Maroufi, shares a moment with her 6 year-old daughter Romaisae who is affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, in their home in the town of Sale, near Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Nadia El Rami walks with her 8 year-old son, Mustapha, who is affected by a rare genetic disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, outside a hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
A nurse takes off a protective mask as she performs skin check-ups on 6 year-old Yasmin, who is affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, inside a hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
Fatimazehra Belloucy, 25, a woman affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, poses for a portrait in Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
Said El Mohamadi shares a moment with his 6 year-old daughter Romaisae who is affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, in their home in the town of Sale, near Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Fatimazehra El Ghazaoui, 27, a woman affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, poses for a portrait holding a protective mask she wears outside on sunny days, inside her home in Mohammedia, near Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
families wait with their children affected by a rare disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, inside a hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo
