Is sunlight an aetiological agent in the genesis of retinoblastoma?

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Abstract

The incidence of unilateral, but not bilateral, retinoblastoma in human populations at different geographical locations increases significantly with ambient erythemal dose of ultraviolet B radiation from sunlight. This supports the hypothesis that sunlight plays a role in retinoblastoma formation.

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Hooper, M. L. (1999). Is sunlight an aetiological agent in the genesis of retinoblastoma? British Journal of Cancer, 79(7–8), 1273–1276. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690204

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