FLOW-CYTOMETRY MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR-RNA CONTENT IN UVEAL MELANOMA

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作者
CHEN, TC
CHAR, DH
WALDMAN, F
JUSTER, RP
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,CLIN ONCOL UNIT,POB 0730,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,CELL ANAL LAB,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[3] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,FRANCIS J PROCTOR FDN,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[4] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT RADIAT ONCOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
关键词
flow cytometry; nuclear RNA; uveal melanoma; prognosis; cell type;
D O I
10.1159/000267022
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
We retrospectively studied the nuclear RNA content in uveal melanomas with known, long-term follow-up. Thirty patients had spindle cell melanomas, 25 had mixed cell tumors, and 9 had epithelioid cell neoplasms. Epithelioid cell types had a higher nuclear RNA content compared to mixed or spindle cell types (p < 0.05). Using the Cox proportional hazards model, the nuclear RNA content appeared to be an independent prognostic indicator in uveal melanomas, and an increased nuclear RNA content was associated with a worse prognosis (p = 0.001).
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页码:187 / 193
页数:7
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