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Uveal melanoma has what it takes to boost blood supply

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    Soluble cytokines may enable tumour cells to stimulate the formation of blood vessels within melanomas of the uvea. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)—promotors of blood vessel development—have been shown histochemically in uveal melanomas.

    VEGF-A occurred in low amounts in 22% (11/49) of …

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