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Significance of gene expression analysis in uveal melanoma in comparison to standard risk factors for risk assessment of subsequent metastases.
Eye (London, England) - 1 Aug 2008
Petrausch U, Martus P, Tönnies H, Bechrakis N E, Lenze D, Wansel S, Hummel M, Bornfeld N, Thiel E, Foerster M H, Keilholz U
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PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to identify and compare the prognostic value of gene expression, chromosomal, and clinico-pathological data for the prediction of subsequent metastases in patients with primary uveal melanoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: For comparison of different sets of predictor variables diagonal linear discriminant analysis was used. Chromosomal events were assessed by comparative genomic...
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