Article
INK4a-ARF alterations and p53 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas.
Oncogene - 25 Oct 2001
Tannapfel A, Busse C, Weinans L, Benicke M, Katalinic A, Geissler F, Hauss J, Wittekind C
Abstract excerpt
The INK4a-ARF (CDKN2A)- locus on chromosome 9p21 encodes for two tumour suppressor proteins, p16(INK4a) and p14(ARF), that act as upstream regulators of the Rb-CDK4 and p53 pathways. To study the contribution of each pathway in tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we analysed the alterations of p14(ARF), p16(INC4a) and p53. After microdissection, DNA of 71 hepatocellular carcinomas was analysed for...
Topics
- Adult
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
- CpG Islands
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Exons
- Female
- Gene Silencing
