p16 (INK4a) has clinicopathological and prognostic impact on oropharynx and larynx squamous cell carcinoma
CDKN2A encodes proteins such as p16 (INK4a), which negatively regulate the cell-cycle. Molecular genetic studies have revealed that deletions in CDKN2A occur frequently in cancer. Although p16 (INK4a) may be involved in tumor progression, the clinical impact and prognostic implications in head and n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200032 |