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Novel and recurrent p14 mutations in Italian familial melanoma.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2010
Binni F, Antigoni I, De Simone P, Majore S, Silipo V, Crisi A, Amantea A, Pacchiarini D, Castori M, De Bernardo C, Catricalà C, Grammatico P
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CDKN2A and CDK4 are the only known high-penetrant genes conferring proneness to cutaneous melanoma. The CDKN2A locus consists of four exons and encodes several alternate transcripts, two of which are p16(INK4a) and p14(ARF), and originate from different open reading frames. Exon 1alpha is specifi...
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