Title: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS
Abstract: Photochemistry and PhotobiologyVolume 52, Issue 6 p. 1119-1136 Free Access MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS Honnavara N. Ananthaswamy, Honnavara N. Ananthaswamy Department of Immunology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 USA *To whom correspondence should be addressed.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam E. Pierceall, William E. Pierceall Department of Immunology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 USASearch for more papers by this author Honnavara N. Ananthaswamy, Honnavara N. Ananthaswamy Department of Immunology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 USA *To whom correspondence should be addressed.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam E. Pierceall, William E. Pierceall Department of Immunology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1990.tb08452.xCitations: 298 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Adelaide, J., M. G. Mattei, I. Maries, F. Raybaud, J. Planche, O. D. Lapeyriere and D. Birnbaum (1988) Chromosomal localization of the hst oncogene and its co-amplification with the int.2 oncogene in a human melanoma. Oncogene 2, 413– 416. Alcalay, J., S. E. Freeman, L. H. 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