Frequent clones of p53-mutated keratinocytes in normal human skin
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Frequent clones of p53-mutated keratinocytes in normal human skin
Abstract
The multiple genetic hit model of cancer predicts that normal individuals should have stable populations of cancer-prone, but noncancerous, mutant cells awaiting further genetic hits. We report that whole-mount preparations of human skin contain clonal patches of p53-mutated keratinocytes, arising from the dermal-epidermal junction and from hair follicles. These clones, 60-3000 cells in size, are present at frequencies exceeding 40 cells per cm2 and together involve as much as 4% of the epidermis. In sun-exposed skin, clones are both more frequent and larger than in sun-shielded skin. We conclude that, in addition to being a tumorigenic mutagen, sunlight acts as a tumor promoter by favoring the clonal expansion of p53-mutated cells. These combined actions of sunlight result in normal individuals carrying a substantial burden of keratinocytes predisposed to cancer.
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Comment in
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Sunlight and skin cancer: another link revealed.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Jan 7;94(1):11-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.1.11. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997. PMID: 8990152 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.
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