title: Genomic amplification is not a frequent event in uveal melanomas.
abstract: This Correspondence relates to the article by Lake et al that reported copy number and genotyping analysis on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples using genome-wide SNP arrays version 6.0.
authors.forename: Manuel Jorge
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gentien
authors.forename: Marc-Henri
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Desjardins
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Couturier
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins