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Therefore, our present study determines the correlation between pigmentation and cancer stem cell markers in UM patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Expression of PAX3, CD133, ABCG2, TRYP1, TRYP2 and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) was assessed by immunohistochemistry along with mRNA expression level of PAX3 using quantitative real-time PCR in 70 prospective UM cases. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox-proportional hazards model were used to analyse the correlation of protein expression with clinicopathological parameters and patient outcome.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We found significant expression of PAX3, CD133 and ABCG2 proteins in 28\/70 (40%), 34\/70 (49%) and 31\/70 (44%) cases, respectively. 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