GDF-15: a novel serum marker for metastases in uveal melanoma patients.

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Published in Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol on September 01, 2011

Authors

Daniela Suesskind1, Andreas Schatz, Sven Schnichels, Sarah E Coupland, Sarah L Lake, Bernd Wissinger, Karl U Bartz-Schmidt, Sigrid Henke-Fahle

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Schleichstr. 12-16, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. daniela.suesskind@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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