Establishment of MITF and TAZ as major determinants of uveal melanoma

Uveal melanoma (UM) is a cancer that arises from transformed melanocytes that exist in the uvea of the eye. Although UM is relatively rare, it is extremely deadly, due to the lack of treatment options for the metastatic disease. In contrast, cutaneous melanoma (CM), which is derived from transformed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phelps, Grace B.
Other Authors: Lees, Jacqueline A.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144892