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Tumor suppressor gene p16 (CDKN2A) mutation status and promoter inactivation in head and neck cancer.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Jul 1999
Riese U, Dahse R, Fiedler W, Theuer C, Koscielny S, Ernst G, Beleites E, Claussen U, von Eggeling F
Abstract excerpt
The p16INK4A (CDKN2A/MTS1) putative tumor suppressor gene encodes a cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor which plays an important role in the regulation of the G1/S phase cell cycle checkpoint. A high frequency of various p16 gene alterations were consequently observed in many primary tumors. P16 can be inactivated by different mechanisms: i) homozygous deletion, ii) methylation of the promoter region or iii) point...
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