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Significance of CpG Methylation for Solar UV-Induced Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis in Skin†
Article first published online: 26 FEB 2007
DOI: 10.1562/2006-02-28-IR-822
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Ikehata, H. and Ono, T. (2007), Significance of CpG Methylation for Solar UV-Induced Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis in Skin. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 83: 196–204. doi: 10.1562/2006-02-28-IR-822
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This invited paper is part of the Symposium-in-Print: Photobiology in Asia.
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Current address: Division of Genome and Radiation Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.
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- Issue published online: 26 FEB 2007
- Article first published online: 26 FEB 2007
- Received 28 February 2006; accepted 12 April 2006; Published online 18 April 2006
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