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p16MTS1/CDK4I mutations and concomitant loss of heterozygosity at 9p21-23 are frequent events in squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.
Oncogene - 18 Sept 1997
Jares P, Fernández P L, Nadal A, Cazorla M, Hernández L, Pinyol M, Hernández S, Traserra J, Cardesa A, Campo E
Abstract excerpt
We have examined the presence of p16MTS1/CDK4I gene deletions, mutations and methylation status, and 9p21-23 deletions in a series of 46 squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx and paired normal mucosa previously characterized for cyclin D1 gene amplification and overexpression. pRb expression was also examined by immunohistochemistry. p16MTS1/CDK4I mutations were found in 10/46 (22%) carcinomas and...
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