GNAQ Q209R Mutations Are Highly Specific for Circumscribed Choroidal Hemangioma

GNAQ Q209R Mutations Are Highly Specific for Circumscribed Choroidal Hemangioma

Several tumors, including uveal melanoma, show somatic mutations of <i>GNAQ/GNA11</i>. Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma is a benign tumor that becomes symptomatic in adulthood. In some patients, morphologic examination of biopsies is required for differential diagnosis between amelanot...

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Main Authors: Claudia Helga Dorothee Le Guin, Klaus Alfred Metz, Stefan Horst Kreis, Nikolaos Emmanouel Bechrakis, Norbert Bornfeld, Michael Zeschnigk, Dietmar Rudolf Lohmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
circumscribed choroidal hemangioma
GNAQ
GNA11
oncogenic mutation
biopsy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/7/1031

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https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/7/1031

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