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Role of apoptosis in basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma formation.
Immunology letters - 15 Aug 2005
Erb Peter, Ji Jingmin, Wernli Marion, Kump Erwin, Glaser Andrea, Büchner Stanislaw A
Abstract excerpt
Long-term ultraviolet-light (UV) exposure of human skin epidermis is associated with an increased risk for the development of skin cancers, such as melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). UV radiation not only induces DNA damage in epidermal cells, it also interferes with skin homeostasis, which is maintained by a unique distribution pattern of apoptosis-inducing and -preventing...
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