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. 1991 Aug;64(2):411–413. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1991.319

No N-ras mutations in human uveal melanoma: the role of ultraviolet light revisited.

C M Mooy 1, M J Van der Helm 1, T H Van der Kwast 1, P T De Jong 1, D J Ruiter 1, E C Zwarthoff 1
PMCID: PMC1977515  PMID: 1892776

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