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Chemokine receptor CCR7 expression predicts poor outcome in uveal melanoma and relates to liver metastasis whereas expression of CXCR4 is not of clinical relevance.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 8 Nov 2013
van den Bosch Thierry, Koopmans Anna E, Vaarwater Jolanda, van den Berg Mike, de Klein Annelies, Verdijk Robert M
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PURPOSE: To examine the prognostic relevance of expression of the chemokine receptors CCR7 and CXCR4 and its ligand CXCL12 in uveal melanoma in nonmetastatic and metastatic patients with correlation to liver metastasis and overall survival. METHODS: Primary uveal melanoma specimens from 19 patients with correlating liver metastasis specimens and 30 primary uveal melanoma specimens of patients without metastasis...
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