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Photocarcinogenesis by UVA (365 nm) radiation Volume 7, numéro 3, April - May 1997

Auteurs
Dermatology, University Hospital AZU, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Page(s) : 220-2
  • Année de parution : 2000

Much information exists on UVB carcinogenesis: on the relevant DNA damage, cellular responses, repair mechanisms, frequency and spectrum of p53 mutations, and the dose-response relationship for tumor induction. Part of the human UV-induced skin cancer risk stems from longwave UVA exposure, both from natural and from artificial sources, but the relevance and mechanisms of UVA carcinogenesis are far less well understood than those of [...]