Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Molecular profiling of driver events in metastatic uveal melanoma

  • Joakim Karlsson,
  • Lisa M. Nilsson,
  • Suman Mitra,
  • Samuel Alsén,
  • Ganesh Vilas Shelke,
  • Vasu R. Sah,
  • Elin M. V. Forsberg,
  • Ulrika Stierner,
  • Charlotta All-Eriksson,
  • Berglind Einarsdottir,
  • Henrik Jespersen,
  • Lars Ny,
  • Per Lindnér,
  • Erik Larsson,
  • Roger Olofsson Bagge,
  • Jonas A. Nilsson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15606-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The genetics of uveal melanoma has mainly been studied in primary tumours. In this study, the authors perform whole genome sequencing as well as immune cell profiling of biopsy samples obtained from metastatic uveal melanoma patients, providing an updated genomic landscape of these advanced lesions.