Frequent somatic mutations of GNAQ in uveal melanoma and blue naevi.

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Published in Nature on December 10, 2008

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Catherine D Van Raamsdonk1, Vladimir Bezrookove, Gary Green, Jürgen Bauer, Lona Gaugler, Joan M O'Brien, Elizabeth M Simpson, Gregory S Barsh, Boris C Bastian

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1: Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z3, Canada.

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