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J Clin Pathol 59:445-453 doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.007641
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Molecular biology of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Table 1

 Frequent molecular abnormalities in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

LOH 9p 70–80%
LOH 3p 60–70%
LOH 17p 50–70%
LOH 11q 30%
LOH 13q 30%
Inactivation of p16ink4A (homozygous deletion, promoter methylation, point mutation) 80%
Inactivation of FHIT and RASSF1A p53 mutation 50–80%
Cyclin D1 amplification 30%

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