Iris colour and the risk of developing uveal melanoma

LE Houtzagers, APA Wierenga, AAM Ruys… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Uveal melanoma (UM) is a global disease which especially occurs in elderly people. Its
incidence varies widely between populations, with the highest incidence among …

The effects of exposure to solar radiation on human health

RE Neale, RM Lucas, SN Byrne, L Hollestein… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the Montreal
Protocol under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) evaluates the effects of …

Genetic Aspects of Conjunctival Melanoma: A Review

E Chang, H Demirci, FY Demirci - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conjunctival melanoma (CM) is a rare but aggressive cancer. Over the past decade,
molecular studies using rapidly advancing technologies have increasingly improved our …

[HTML][HTML] UV-radiation and MC1R germline mutations are risk factors for the development of conventional and spitzoid melanomas in children and adolescents

A Liebmann, J Admard, S Armeanu-Ebinger, H Wild… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Genomic characterisation has led to an improved understanding of adult
melanoma. However, the aetiology of melanoma in children is still unclear and identifying …

Construction of a promising tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells gene signature to improve prediction of the prognosis and immune response of uveal melanoma

Y Sun, J Wu, Y Yuan, Y Lu, M Luo, L Lin… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background CD8+ T cells work as a key effector of adaptive immunity and are closely
associated with immune response for killing tumor cells. It is crucial to understand the role of …

The impact of ultraviolet radiation on the aetiology and development of uveal melanoma

M Chalada, CA Ramlogan-Steel, BP Dhungel… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common form of eye cancer in adults. It
has a poor prognosis and limited treatment options. UM, unlike cutaneous melanoma (CM) …

ARID2 suppression promotes tumor progression and upregulates cytokeratin 8, 18 and β-4 integrin expression in TP53-mutated tobacco-related oral cancer and has …

P Shukla, P Dange, BS Mohanty, N Gadewal… - Cancer Gene …, 2022 - nature.com
Mutations in ARID2 and TP53 genes are found to be implicated in the tobacco related
tumorigeneses. However, the effect of loss of ARID2 in the TP53 mutated background in …

Validation of an Ultraviolet Light Response Gene Signature for Predicting Prognosis in Patients with Uveal Melanoma

CA Orozco, A Mejía-García, M Ramírez, J González… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Uveal melanoma (UVM) is a highly aggressive ocular cancer with limited therapeutic options
and poor prognosis particularly for patients with liver metastasis. As such, the identification …

Iris melanocytic tumours in New Zealand/Aotearoa: presentation, management and outcome in a high UV exposure environment

MEJ Rapata, J Zhang, WJ Cunningham, PW Hadden… - Eye, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives Iris melanoma, a rare intraocular malignancy, represents
the smallest subgroup of uveal melanoma. This first, comprehensive study of iris melanocytic …

Differences in uveal melanoma age-standardized incidence rates in two eastern states of Australia are driven by differences in rurality and ultraviolet radiation

M Chalada, CA Ramlogan-Steel, BP Dhungel, AY Goh… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare form of melanoma originating in the eye.
Unlike cutaneous melanoma (CM), the role of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in UM aetiology is …