Associations between Silicone Skin Cast Score, Cumulative Sun Exposure, and Other Factors in the Ausimmune Study: A Multicenter Australian Study.

The article focuses on a study associating silicone skin casts score, cumulative sun exposure, and other factors to the degree of skin damage conducted at the four areas of Eastern Australian. It notes that the determinants of skin damage can be measured by silicone cast at the back of the hand, environmental factors and age. It also says that sun exposure behaviors and phenotypes are important factors in developing skin damage not just ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR).