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Frequent GNAQ, GNA11, and EIF1AX Mutations in Iris Melanoma.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2017
Scholz Simone L, Möller Inga, Reis Henning, Süßkind Daniela, van de Nes Johannes A P, Leonardelli Sonia, Schilling Bastian, Livingstone Elisabeth, Schimming Tobias, Paschen Annette, Sucker Antje, Murali Rajmohan, Steuhl Klaus-Peter, Schadendorf Dirk, Westekemper Henrike, Griewank Klaus G
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: The most common malignant intraocular tumors with a high mortality in adults are uveal melanomas. Uveal melanomas arise most frequently in the choroid or ciliary body (97%) and rarely in the iris (3%). Whereas conjunctival and posterior uveal (ciliary body and choroidal) melanomas have been studied in more detail genetically, little data exist regarding iris melanomas. Methods: In our study, we...
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