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No evidence exists for methylation inactivation of the p16 tumor suppressor gene in ovarian carcinogenesis.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jan 1998
Ryan A, Al-Jehani R M, Mulligan K T, Jacobs I J
Abstract excerpt
The p16ink4/CDKN2/MTS1 tumor suppressor gene encodes a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor which plays an important role in regulation of the G1/S phase cell cycle checkpoint. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the p16 locus, 9p21, has been documented in a wide variety of tumors including ovarian carcinoma. However, inactivating mutations of the remaining allele and homozygous deletions are relatively infrequent...
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