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ArticleOcular oncology and pathology2020

Michael D Yu, Babak Masoomian, Jerry A Shields, Carol L Shields

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Article in Ocular oncology and pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michael D YuOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Babak MasoomianOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jerry A ShieldsOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Carol L ShieldsOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the occurrence of bilateral primary uveal melanoma in 2 patients with mutation on the gene encoding BRCA1-associated protein 1

methodsRetrospective chart review of patients with bilateral primary uveal melanoma and subsequent positive germline

resultsThere were 2 patients with bilateral uveal melanoma and

conclusionBilateral uveal melanoma is exceedingly rare. Patients with bilateral uveal melanoma, especially when coincident with remote systemic cancers or a family history of cancer, should be evaluated for germline

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BAP1Bilateral melanomaBRCA-associated protein 1Uvea

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PMID32002398
PMCPMC6984137

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