title: [Correlation of p16 mutation and biological behavior in Chinese laryngeal cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the correlation between p16 gene mutation and laryngeal cancer biological behavior as well as its prognosis in laryngeal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  24 specimens of primary laryngeal cancer and 10 speciments with benign lesion in larynx were examined for mutations in exon2 of p16 by using PCR-SSCP silver stainning technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mutations frequency of laryngeal cancer was 62.5% (15/24). Nothing was found in 10 cases with laryngeal benign lesion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a strong correlation between p16 gene mutation and the biological behavior of chinese laryngeal cancer, such as histologic differentiation, invasion stage, and regional lymph nodes metastasis (P < or = 0.05). PCR-SSCP silver stainning technique is one of the most sensitive and simplest measure for detecting genetic mutation. It is worth using in clinical laboratory because of its readiness, repetition and lower cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazheng University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D019942:Genes, p16; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D009154:Mutation; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D011379:Prognosis