Recent Publications on Skin Cancer / Sun Damage (2002 -
Present)
- Ultraviolet radiation exposure accelerates the accumulation of the aging-dependent T414G mitochondrial DNA mutation in human skin. Aging Cell 2007, 6(4), 557-564.
- Real-time PCR analysis of a 3895 bp mitochondrial DNA deletion in non-melanoma skin cancer and its use as a quantitative marker for sunlight exposure in human skin. British Journal of Cancer 2006, 94, 1887-1893.
- The incidence of both tandem duplications and the common deletion in mitochondrial DNA from three distinct categories of sun-exposed human skin and in prolonged culture of fibroblasts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2006, 126, 408-415.
- The role of mitochondria in aging and carcinogenesis. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2006, 31(4), 548-52.
- Towards a `free radical theory of graying´: Melanocyte apoptosis in the aging human hair follicle is an indicator of oxidative stress induced tissue damage. FASEB Journal 2006, 20(9), 1567-9.
- The anti-psoriatic drug anthralin accumulates in keratinocyte mitochondria, dissipates mitochondrial membrane potential, and induces apoptosis through a pathway dependent on respiratory competent mitochondria. FASEB Journal 2005, 19(8), 1012-4.
- Using mitochondrial DNA as a biosensor of early cancer development. British Journal of Cancer 2005, 93(3), 271-272.
- Implications of using the ND1 gene as a control region for real-time PCR analysis of mitochondrial DNA deletions in human skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2004, 122, 1518-1522.
- The use of a 3895bp mitochondrial DNA deletion as a marker for sunlight exposure in human skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2004, 123, 1020-1024.
- Current pitfalls in the measurement of the 4977bp mitochondrial DNA common deletion in human skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2003, 120, 981-982.
- Mitochondrial DNA damage in non-melanoma skin cancer. British Journal of Cancer 2003, 88, 90-95.
