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MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICS FOR UVEAL MELANOMA.

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Seider, MI; Mruthyunjaya, P
Published in: Retina
February 2018

PURPOSE: To review laboratory methods, currently available commercial tests, caveats and clinical tips regarding prognostic analysis of uveal melanoma tissue. METHODS: A review of the literature was performed focused on the genetic abnormalities found in uveal melanoma cells, their correlation to the development of metastases, the validity of various laboratory approaches in their detection, and the existing commercially available tests for uveal melanoma prognostication. RESULTS: Numerous laboratory methods exist for analyzing genetic material obtained from uveal melanoma cells. Older tests have been gradually replaced with contemporary methods that are simpler with greater accuracy. Two commercially available assays exist which have not been directly compared-a gene expression profiling test has been validated directly through a large, prospective multicenter study and a DNA-based test which uses laboratory methods supported by extensive historical data. CONCLUSION: There are myriad laboratory methods for prognostic analysis of uveal melanoma tissue. These tests were historically only available to those with access to an outfitted laboratory. Newer commercially available assays have increased the accessibility of prognostic biopsy for uveal melanoma. The various caveats that exist when considering and performing prognostic biopsy of uveal melanoma are discussed.

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Retina

DOI

EISSN

1539-2864

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

211 / 219

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uveal Neoplasms
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Prognosis
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Melanoma
  • Humans
  • Gene Expression Profiling
 

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Seider, M. I., & Mruthyunjaya, P. (2018). MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICS FOR UVEAL MELANOMA. Retina, 38(2), 211–219. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000001757
Seider, Michael I., and Prithvi Mruthyunjaya. “MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICS FOR UVEAL MELANOMA.Retina 38, no. 2 (February 2018): 211–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000001757.
Seider MI, Mruthyunjaya P. MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICS FOR UVEAL MELANOMA. Retina. 2018 Feb;38(2):211–9.
Seider, Michael I., and Prithvi Mruthyunjaya. “MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICS FOR UVEAL MELANOMA.Retina, vol. 38, no. 2, Feb. 2018, pp. 211–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000001757.
Seider MI, Mruthyunjaya P. MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICS FOR UVEAL MELANOMA. Retina. 2018 Feb;38(2):211–219.

Published In

Retina

DOI

EISSN

1539-2864

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

211 / 219

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uveal Neoplasms
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Prognosis
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Melanoma
  • Humans
  • Gene Expression Profiling