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Journal of Skin Cancer
Volume 2012, Article ID 410925, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/410925
Research Article

Ultraviolet Radiation and the Slug Transcription Factor Induce Proinflammatory and Immunomodulatory Mediator Expression in Melanocytes

Stephanie H. Shirley,1 Elizabeth A. Grimm,2 and Donna F. Kusewitt1

1Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Science Park, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1808 Park Road 1C, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
2Melanoma Medical Oncology Department, Unit 0362, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Anderson Central (Y8.5325), 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Received 6 February 2012; Accepted 30 March 2012

Academic Editor: B. G. Redman

Copyright © 2012 Stephanie H. Shirley et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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