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Alterations of the p16 gene in head and neck cancer: frequency and association with p53, PRAD-1 and HPV.
Oncogene - 20 Feb 1997
Olshan A F, Weissler M C, Pei H, Conway K, Anderson S, Fried D B, Yarbrough W G
Abstract excerpt
Alterations, especially homozygous deletions, of the putative tumor suppressor gene, p16 (p16INK4A, MTS1, CDKN2) have been found in tumor cell lines from a variety of neoplasms. Recent studies have reported frequent p16 gene deletions in cell lines from squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN), although the prevalence of alterations was variable in primary tumors. This study determined the prevalence...
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