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Enzyme plus light therapy to repair DNA damage in ultraviolet-B-irradiated human skin
31 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
Ultraviolet-B (UVB) (290-320 nm) radiation-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers within the DNA of epidermal cells are detrimental to human health by causing mutations and immunosuppressive effects that presumably contribute to photocarcinogenesis. Conventional photoprotection by sunscreens is exclusively prophylactic in nature and of no value once DNA damage has occurred. In this paper, we have therefore...
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