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Analysis of BAP1 Germline Gene Mutation in Young Uveal Melanoma Patients.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2015
Cebulla Colleen M, Binkley Elaine M, Pilarski Robert, Massengill James B, Rai Karan, Liebner David A, Marino Meghan J, Singh Arun D, Abdel-Rahman Mohamed H
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the prevalence of BAP1 germline mutations in a series of young patients with uveal melanoma (UM), diagnosed before age 30. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out on 14 young uveal melanoma patients (average age 21.4 years, range 3 months to 29 years). Germline DNA was extracted from peripheral blood. BAP1 sequencing was carried out using direct sequencing of all exons and...
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