Uveal Melanoma Causes and Treatments
Unfortunately, the causes for uveal melanoma are currently unclear.
However, some studies have revealed that the DNA present within the
cancerous cells showed alterations on chromosomes 1,3,6, and 8. They
have also found that genes BAP1, SF3B1, GNAQ, and GNA11 seem to play a
role in the development of uveal melanoma [5,6]. Although these
studies did uncover some genetic errors that may be responsible, they
had only analyzed chromosomal rearrangements, and not specific coding
mutations. Currently there are no effective therapies for the treatment
of UM patients.