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Familial head and neck cancer: molecular analysis of a new clinical entity.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Sept 2002
Yu Kathy K, Zanation Adam M, Moss Jonathan R, Yarbrough Wendell G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The tumor suppressor gene p16 encodes a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that normally inhibits cell proliferation by causing a G1 cell cycle arrest. The p16 gene is frequently mutated in a variety of somatic tumors, as well as in familial melanoma and familial pancreatic carcinoma. We identified a family with a high incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and melanoma. Molecular...
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