Nucleotide excision repair gene polymorphism and skin cancer
The most important environmental risk factor for skin cancer is sunlight exposure. The genetic component is seen in the inherited genodermatoses, such as Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), where there is a 1000-fold increased risk of skin cancer. Nucleotide excision repair (NER), the pathway responsible fo...
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University of Edinburgh
2001
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.662988 |