
UVA radiation damages the DNA in melanocytes, skin cells and can lead to Melanoma A new study by researchers at the Faculty of Medicine New York University found that UVA radiation DNA damage melanocytes cells, causing mutations that can lead to melanoma. Melanocytes, which contain a substance called melanin, which darkens the skin to protect it from ultraviolet rays of the sun, are more vulnerable to UV radiation than normal skin cells, because they are not able to repair themselves …
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