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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 hypermethylation in 2/31 (7%). Loss of heterozygosity at 9p21-23 was found in 24 out of 42 (57%) carcinomas examined. All p16MTS1/CDK4I mutated cases and the two hypermethylated carcinomas showed 9p21-23 loss of heterozygosity. The loss of heterozygosity correlated with advanced local invasion (P=0.0045), lymph node metastases (P=0.0326), stage IV of the tumors (P=0.0058), and existence of cyclin D1 amplification/overexpression (P<0.03). Only one out of 37 carcinomas was negative for pRb expression. No alterations in p16 gene or 9p21-23 loss of heterozygosity were detected in this case. These findings indicate that p16MTS1/CDK4I is frequently inactivated by gene mutation, hypermethylation, and allelic deletions in a significant subset of squamous cell carcinomas of larynx. Since 9p21-23 loss of heterozygosity was more frequently detected than p16MTS1/CDK4I mutations, and mutated carcinomas invariably had loss of heterozygosity, allelic losses probably precede the p16MTS1/CDK4I mutations. Their association with cyclin D1 deregulation in advanced carcinomas could indicate a possible cooperative effect in the progression of these neoplasms.
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Jares, P., Fernández, P., Nadal, A. et al. p16MTS1/CDK4I mutations and concomitant loss of heterozygosity at 9p21-23 are frequent events in squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. Oncogene 15, 1445–1453 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1201309
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