Abstract:Summary
The sun emits two main types of ultraviolet radiation (UVR): UVB (~5%) and UVA (~95%). We know that UVR from the sun causes sunburn (inflammation) as well as many other adverse (negative) effects including weakening the skin's immunity, accelerated skin ageing and skin cancer.
These effects are caused by UVR altering the activity (expression) of the skin's genes – the so‐called ‘transcriptome’. The behaviour of genes determines the body's response to external and potentially damaging stress. Studying s… Show more
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