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Clinical Characteristics of Uveal Melanoma in Patients With Germline BAP1 Mutations.
JAMA ophthalmology - 1 Aug 2015
Gupta Mrinali P, Lane Anne Marie, DeAngelis Margaret M, Mayne Katie, Crabtree Margaux, Gragoudas Evangelos S, Kim Ivana K
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Somatic mutations in BAP1 (BRCA1-associated protein 1 gene) are frequently identified in uveal melanoma. To date, the role of germline BAP1 mutations in uveal melanoma has not been characterized. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical phenotype of uveal melanoma in patients with germline BAP1 mutations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective cohort study at an academic ophthalmology...
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