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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Photochem Photobiol. 2008;84(3):539–549. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00226.x

Figure 2. CPD in Skin of Different Ethnicity.

Figure 2

Immunohistochemical detection of CPDs in skin of different ethnicities immediately after UVR. The fluorescence detection technique uses the binding of FITC-labeled antibodies that are reactive with DNA photoproducts. A considerably higher amount of CPDs is detected in White skin compared to Asian or Black skin.