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Mario Pérez-Sayáns1, José Manuel Suárez-Peñaranda, Pilar Gayoso-Diz, Francisco Barros-Angueira, José Manuel Gándara-Rey, Abel García-García.
Abstract
Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) are the most common malignancy of the oral cavity and their multistep development requires the accumulation of multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations. Inactivation of p16(INK4a), encoded by the CDKN2 gene has been widely associated with this type of tumors. The purpose of this review is to elucidate the relationship between p16(INK4a) expression and the different clinical and pathological aspects of OSCC, analyze the variation in results between studies, detailing the described genetic/epigenetic alterations that result in gene silencing and the relationship between p16(INK4a) and HPV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21411222 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.02.039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679