If ultraviolet radiation overwhelms melanocyte capacity in skin, which consequence follows regarding barrier function?

💡 Explanation

If melanocytes are overwhelmed, DNA damage accumulates in keratinocytes because melanin synthesis fails to protect cells from UV radiation; therefore, DNA mutations occur, rather than immediate changes in sebum production or wound healing, or increased collagen synthesis.

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