"Genes, p16" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				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.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D019942 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | G05.360.340.024.340.375.249.375 G05.360.340.024.340.415.400.375 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Genes, p16Genes, p16Genes, CDKN2Genes, CDKN2ACDKN2A GeneCDKN2A GenesGenes, MTS1MTS1 GeneGenes, p16INK4Ap16INK4A Genep16INK4A Genesp16 Genesp16 GeneGenes, p16INK4p16INK4 Genep16INK4 GenesCDKN2 GenesCDKN2 GeneMTS1 Genes
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