Psoralen photochemotherapy, clinical eff
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F. P. Gasparro; B. Liao; P. J. Foley; X. M. Wang; J. Madison McNiff
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Photochemotherapy employing 8-methoxypsoralen and ultraviolet radiation (PUVA) is widely used in the treatment of psoriasis. The photoactivation of psoralens in skin cells leads to DNA photoadduct formation which may be responsible for the efficacy of PUVA. Subsequent mutations may lead to the incre