Sunlight and the onset of skin cancer

被引:251
作者
Brash, DE
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT GENET,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
[2] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,YALE COMPREHENS CANC CTR,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
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10.1016/S0168-9525(97)01246-8
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The photons of sunlight precipitate a series of genetic events in skin leading to cancer. These events involve somatic mutations as well as inherited alleles. Competition between cell populations ensues, as a single mutated cell expands into a clone. Thus cancer involves both a single-cell problem and a many-cell problem; in skin cancer, sunlight appears to drive both.
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页码:410 / 414
页数:5
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