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. 2012 Mar;123(3):457-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00401-012-0948-x. Epub 2012 Feb 4.

GNAQ and GNA11 mutations in melanocytomas of the central nervous system

Rajmohan Murali, Thomas Wiesner, Marc K Rosenblum, Boris C Bastian

GNAQ and GNA11 mutations in melanocytomas of the central nervous system

Rajmohan Murali et al. Acta Neuropathol. 2012 Mar.
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a) Case 1 – A monomorphous population of slightly spindled, amelanotic cells in vaguely whorling array is present (hematoxylin-eosin, x100). Inset - Diffuse cytoplasmic immunolabeling for HMB-45 confirms the melanocytic nature of the tumor cells (immunoperoxidase with hematoxylin counterstain, x100). b) Case 1 - sequencing electropherogram of the tumor (upper panel) shows a homozygous point mutation (arrow) in exon 4 of GNAQ; the corresponding region of the reference sequence is illustrated in the lower panel [nucleotide assignment: A=green; C=blue; G=black; T=red]. c) Case 2 – Spindled and pigmented tumor cells are present, some of which whorl about a blood vessel (hematoxylin-eosin, x100). d) Case 2 - sequencing electropherogram of the tumor (upper panel) shows a heterozygous point mutation (arrow) in exon 5 of GNA11; the corresponding region of the reference sequence is illustrated in the lower panel [nucleotide assignment: A=green; C=blue; G=black; T=red].
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