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Is sunlight an aetiological agent in the genesis of retinoblastoma?

The incidence of unilateral, but not bilateral, retinoblastoma in human populations at different geographical locations increases significantly with ambient erythemal dose of ultraviolet B radiation from sunlight. This supports the hypothesis that sunlight plays a role in retinoblastoma formation. ©...

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Autor principal: Hooper, M L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10098771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690204