Gene Mutation That Causes Eye Cancer Discovered

Friday, December 12, 2008 - 00:36 in Biology & Nature

A geneticist has discovered a gene mutation that can cause the most common eye cancer -- uveal melanoma. The genetic mutation in a gene called GNAQ could be responsible for 45 percent of the cases of uveal melanoma.

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