Article
Inactivation of retinoblastoma protein in uveal melanoma by phosphorylation of sites in the COOH-terminal region.
Cancer research - 15 Aug 2000
Brantley M A, Harbour J W
Abstract excerpt
Uveal melanoma is the most common malignancy of the eye, but little is known about its underlying genetic defects. Melanomas of uveal origin, unlike those of the skin, are rarely familial and have not been linked consistently to mutations in tumor suppressor genes. Here, we investigated the Rb pathway in uveal melanoma. Most tumors displayed strong immunostaining for Rb and p16, suggesting that they were not...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
