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Genome-wide profiles of UV lesion susceptibility, repair, and mutagenic potential in melanoma.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Perez Brian S, Wong Ka Man, Schwartz Erin K, Herrera Rafael E, King Devin A, García-Nieto Pablo E, Morrison Ashby J
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight creates DNA lesions, which if left unrepaired can induce mutations and contribute to skin cancer. The two most common UV-induced DNA lesions are the cis-syn cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4PPs), both of which can initiate mutations. Interestingly, mutation frequency across the genomes of many cancers is...
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