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Unanticipated role of melanin in causing carcinogenic cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers

Sanjay PremiDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Douglas E. BrashDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Article: e1033588 | Received 19 Mar 2015, Accepted 20 Mar 2015, Published online: 21 Dec 2015

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