@article{f3fd84f12dcc453a872586a6d04d7e58,
title = "Whole genome landscapes of uveal melanoma show an ultraviolet radiation signature in iris tumours",
abstract = "Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular tumour in adults and despite surgical or radiation treatment of primary tumours, ~50% of patients progress to metastatic disease. Therapeutic options for metastatic UM are limited, with clinical trials having little impact. Here we perform whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 103 UM from all sites of the uveal tract (choroid, ciliary body, iris). While most UM have low tumour mutation burden (TMB), two subsets with high TMB are seen; one driven by germline MBD4 mutation, and another by ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure, which is restricted to iris UM. All but one tumour have a known UM driver gene mutation (GNAQ, GNA11, BAP1, PLCB4, CYSLTR2, SF3B1, EIF1AX). We identify three other significantly mutated genes (TP53, RPL5 and CENPE).",
author = "Johansson, {Peter A} and Kelly Brooks and Felicity Newell and Palmer, {Jane M} and Wilmott, {James S} and Pritchard, {Antonia L} and Natasa Broit and Scott Wood and Carlino, {Matteo S} and Conrad Leonard and Koufariotis, {Lambros T} and Vaishnavi Nathan and Beasley, {Aaron B} and Madeleine Howlie and Rebecca Dawson and Helen Rizos and Schmidt, {Chris W} and Long, {Georgina V} and Hayley Hamilton and Kiilgaard, {Jens F} and Timothy Isaacs and Gray, {Elin S} and Rolfe, {Olivia J} and Park, {John J} and Andrew Stark and Mann, {Graham J} and Scolyer, {Richard A} and Pearson, {John V} and {van Baren}, Nicolas and Nicola Waddell and Wadt, {Karin W} and McGrath, {Lindsay A} and Warrier, {Sunil K} and William Glasson and Hayward, {Nicholas K}",
year = "2020",
month = may,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1038/s41467-020-16276-8",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "2408",
journal = "Nature Communications",
issn = "2041-1722",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "1",
}