Genetic determinants of UV-susceptibility in non-melanoma skin cancer.

A milieu of cytokines and signaling molecules are involved in the induction of UV-induced immune suppression and thus the etiology of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Targeting the UV-induced immunosuppression pathway, and using a large population based study of NMSC, we have investigated the risk a...

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Main Authors: Marleen M Welsh, Margaret R Karagas, Jacquelyn K Kuriger, Andres Houseman, Steven K Spencer, Ann E Perry, Heather H Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3132750?pdf=render