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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Research conducted at University of Texas, Department of Biological Sciences has updated our knowledge about nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 7th, 2006

Researchers detail in "Humoral immune response to p16, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor in human malignancies," new data in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. "The p16 protein is a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, which plays an important role in the regulation of the cell cycle by inactivating the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) that phosphorylates the retinoblastoma (Rb) protein. Overexpression of p16 protein has been found in many types of human malignancy," scientists in the United States report.

"Autoantibody response to p16 in cancer has not been reported. This study determined the extent and frequency of autoantibodies to p16 in diverse malignancies. p16...

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