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Definition: Tumor suppressor genes located on human chromosome 9 in the region 9p21. This gene is either deleted or mutated in a wide range of malignancies. (From Segen, Current Med Talk, 1995) Two alternatively spliced gene products are encoded by p16: CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16 and TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P14ARF.     
See Also Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; Tumor Suppressor Protein p14ARF 		Other names p16INK4A Genes; p16INK4A Gene; p16INK4 Gene; p16 Gene; MTS1 Gene; CDKN2A Genes; CDKN2A Gene; CDKN2 Gene; Genes, p16INK4A; Genes, CDKN2A; p16INK4 Genes; p16 Genes; MTS1 Genes; Genes, p16INK4; Genes, MTS1; Genes, CDKN2; CDKN2 Genes
 
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Cdkn2a protein, mouse  0   *Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 Genes, p16.

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