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Transforming growth factor-beta enhances the ultraviolet-mediated stress response in p53-/- keratinocytes.
International journal of oncology - 1 Oct 1998
Merryman J I, Neilsen N, Stanton D D
Abstract excerpt
Skin cancer is the most common tumor type in Caucasians, with an incidence that approaches the lifetime risk for all other cancer subtypes combined. The most common predisposing factor in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer is exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sun-light. UV radiation activates c-Jun amino-terminal kinases (JNK); this kinase pathway is involved in UV-mediated apoptosis and...
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