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UV wavelength-dependent DNA damage and human non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer

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Pfeifer, Gerd P., Besaratinia, Ahmad·2012·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

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Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation from the sun has been epidemiologically and mechanistically linked to skin cancer, a spectrum of diseases of rising incidence in many human populations. Both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers are associated with sunlight exposure. In this review, we discuss the UV wavelength-dependent formation of the major UV-induced DNA damage products, their repair and mutagenicity and their potential involvement in sunlight-associated skin cancers. We emphasize the major role played by the cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) in skin cancer mutations relative to that of (6-4) photoproducts and oxidative DNA damage. Collectively, the data implicate the CPD as the DNA lesion most strongly involved in human cancers induced by sunlight.

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Authors
Pfeifer, G. P., & Besaratinia, A.
Affiliations
Beckman Research Institute (US)
Venue
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
Published
2012-11
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
90-97
ISSN
  • 1474-905X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-9092
OpenAlex
W2019399071
Cited by
473
References
109
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R37ES006070, R01ES006070, ES-06070)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Keywords
ultraviolet radiation, UV wavelength dependence, DNA damage, non-melanoma skin cancer, melanoma, cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, 6-4 photoproducts, oxidative DNA damage, DNA repair, mutagenesis, sun exposure, skin cancer
MeSH terms
DNA Damage, Humans, Melanoma, Mutation, Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced, Pyrimidine Dimers, Skin Neoplasms, Ultraviolet Rays

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