Patient survival in uveal melanoma is not affected by oncogenic mutations in GNAQ and GNA11.

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BACKGROUND: Mutations in GNAQ and GNA11, encoding the oncogenic G-protein alpha subunit q and 11, respectively, occur frequently in the majority of uveal melanomas. METHODS: Exons 4 and 5 from GNAQ and GNA11 were amplified and sequenced from 92 ciliary body and choroidal melanomas. The mutation status was correlated with disease-free survival (DFS) and other parameters. RESULTS: None of the tumours harboured a...

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