CDKN2/p16 or RB alterations occur in the majority of glioblastomas and are inversely correlated

p16 is involved in a cell cycle regulatory cascade that includes cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (cdk4), cyclin D1, and pRb (retinoblastoma). Alterations of each of these components have been described in primary human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) or in GBM cell lines. Because perturbation of any compone...

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