British scientists from King's College London, led by Mario Falci, say a common genetic association has been found between skin cancer and sunburn.. A scientific paper published on the pages of Nature Communications used the UK Biobank database..

The study recruited 176,678 white Europeans who identified 20 genetic variants associated with tanning efficiency..

Data on 121,296 people was taken from the UK Biobank, where the primary static analysis was carried out..

It is known that in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation there is an active production of melanin, which scatters light and protects DNA from damage.. An increase in its production provokes a darkening of the skin, which people call a tan.. Some get burns.

It is noted that the darker the skin initially, the lower the risk of earning malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma..

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