Association of MC1R Variants and host phenotypes with melanoma risk in CDKN2A mutation carriers: a GenoMEL study [PDF]
<p><b>Background</b> Carrying the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) germline mutations is associated with a high risk for melanoma. Penetrance of CDKN2A mutations is modified by pigmentation characteristics, nevus phenotypes,
Affleck, P+155 more
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Ultraviolet light causes photodamaged skin leading to photoaging skin. Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) causes epidermal keratinocyte apoptosis, namely sunburn cell, through apoptotic intrinsic pathway.
Handi Suyono+2 more
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Physiological Characteristics of Sunburn Peel after Apple Debagged
The bagging of fruits provides efficient protection from high-intensity sunlight and improves fruit color and quality. However, bagged fruit suddenly exposed to bright light can cause sunburn and destroys the peel cell structure.
Yifeng Feng+5 more
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Pruning deciduous fruit trees / [PDF]
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Harris, Richard Wilson, 1920-+1 more
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Sun Protection and Sunburn in Children Aged 1–10 Years in Germany: Prevalence and Determinants
Seeking shade, the use of textile sun protection and sunscreen, and protecting one’s eyes by wearing sunglasses are recommended sun protection measures in children.
Tatiana Görig+5 more
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Host phenotype characteristics and MC1R in relation to early-onset basal cell carcinoma. [PDF]
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) incidence is increasing, particularly among adults under the age of 40 years. Pigment-related characteristics are associated with BCC in older populations, but epidemiologic studies among younger individuals and analyses of ...
Allen E. Bale+53 more
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Sunscreens - Which and what for? [PDF]
It is well established that sun exposure is the main cause for the development of skin cancer. Chronic continuous UV radiation is believed to induce malignant melanoma, whereas intermittent high-dose UV exposure contributes to the occurrence of actinic ...
Ananthaswamy HN+49 more
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Worldwide Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidences Analyzed by Sex, Age, and Skin Type Over Time (1955–2007): Is HPV Infection of Androgenic Hair Follicular Melanocytes a Risk Factor for Developing Melanoma Exclusively in People of European-Ancestry? [PDF]
The cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) incidence has been increasing in an exponential manner in certain populations around the world for over 7 decades.
Merrill, Stephen+2 more
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Sunburn as a Cause of Unexpected Neutrophilia in a Healthy Pregnant Woman
Background. Neutrophilia has a broad differential diagnosis and represents a systemic response to an infection or other inflammatory pathologies. Case. A 31-year-old woman, Gravida 3, Para 2 at 28 weeks of gestation, presented to the day assessment unit ...
Robert Harper
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AIMS OF THE STUDY: Although solar overexposure during childhood and adolescence increases the risk of melanoma, determinants of sunburn and sun protective behaviours of Swiss children have scarcely been explored.We investigated sunburn occurrence and ...
Simone Ackermann+3 more
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