This gene lies adjacent to the tumor suppressor gene CDKN2A in a region that is frequently mutated and deleted in a wide variety of tumors. This gene encodes a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, which forms a complex with CDK4 or CDK6, and prevents the activation of the CDK kinases, thus the encoded protein functions as a cell growth regulator that controls cell cycle G1 progression. The expression of this gene was found to be dramatically induced by TGF beta, which suggested its role in the TGF beta induced growth inhibition. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene, which encode distinct proteins, have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Recent articles:
- Huang J et al. “1000 Genomes-based imputation identifies novel and refined associations for the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium phase 1 Data.” Eur J Hum Genet. 2012 Jul;20(7):801-5. PMID 22293688
- Osman W et al. “A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population confirms 9p21 and 14q23 as susceptibility loci for primary open angle glaucoma.” Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Jun 15;21(12):2836-42. PMID 22419738
- Takeuchi F et al. “Genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in the Japanese.” Eur J Hum Genet. 2012 Mar;20(3):333-40. PMID 21971053
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- Congrains A et al. “Genetic variants at the 9p21 locus contribute to atherosclerosis through modulation of ANRIL and CDKN2A/B.” Atherosclerosis. 2012 Feb;220(2):449-55. PMID 22178423
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- Wang Y et al. “Association of six single nucleotide polymorphisms with gestational diabetes mellitus in a Chinese population.” PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e26953. PMID 22096510
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- Yang J et al. “Conditional and joint multiple-SNP analysis of GWAS summary statistics identifies additional variants influencing complex traits.” Nat Genet. 2012 Mar 18;44(4):369-75, S1-3. PMID 22426310
- Bao XY et al. “Association between type 2 diabetes and CDKN2A/B: a meta-analysis study.” Mol Biol Rep. 2012 Feb;39(2):1609-16. PMID 21625859
- Nemr R et al. “Replication study of common variants in CDKAL1 and CDKN2A/2B genes associated with type 2 diabetes in Lebanese Arab population.” Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Feb;95(2):e37-40. PMID 22119613
- Saade S et al. “Large scale association analysis identifies three susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease.” PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e29427. PMID 22216278
- Wang Y et al. “Association of six single nucleotide polymorphisms with gestational diabetes mellitus in a Chinese population.” PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e26953. PMID 22096510
- Sousa AG et al. “Association between genetics of diabetes, coronary artery disease, and macrovascular complications: exploring a common ground hypothesis.” Rev Diabet Stud. 2011 Summer;8(2):230-44. PMID 22189546
- Shea J et al. “Comparing strategies to fine-map the association of common SNPs at chromosome 9p21 with type 2 diabetes and myocardial infarction.” Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 24;43(8):801-5. PMID 21775993
- de Miguel-Yanes JM et al. “Genetic risk reclassification for type 2 diabetes by age below or above 50 years using 40 type 2 diabetes risk single nucleotide polymorphisms.” Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan;34(1):121-5. PMID 20889853
- Pechlivanis S et al. “Coronary artery calcification and its relationship to validated genetic variants for diabetes mellitus assessed in the Heinz Nixdorf recall cohort.” Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Sep;30(9):1867-72. PMID 20616309
- Voight BF et al. “Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis.” Nat Genet. 2010 Jul;42(7):579-89. PMID 20581827
- Lin Y et al. “Association study of genetic variants in eight genes/loci with type 2 diabetes in a Han Chinese population.” BMC Med Genet. 2010 Jun 15;11:97. PMID 20550665
- Talmud PJ et al. “Utility of genetic and non-genetic risk factors in prediction of type 2 diabetes: Whitehall II prospective cohort study.” BMJ. 2010 Jan 14;340:b4838. PMID 20075150
- Tan JT et al. “Polymorphisms identified through genome-wide association studies and their associations with type 2 diabetes in Chinese, Malays, and Asian-Indians in Singapore.” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jan;95(1):390-7. PMID 19892838
- Kelliny C et al. “Common genetic determinants of glucose homeostasis in healthy children: the European Youth Heart Study.” Diabetes. 2009 Dec;58(12):2939-45. PMID 19741166
- Takeuchi F et al. “Confirmation of multiple risk Loci and genetic impacts by a genome-wide association study of type 2 diabetes in the Japanese population.” Diabetes. 2009 Jul;58(7):1690-9. PMID 19401414
- Brito EC et al. “Previously associated type 2 diabetes variants may interact with physical activity to modify the risk of impaired glucose regulation and type 2 diabetes: a study of 16,003 Swedish adults.” Diabetes. 2009 Jun;58(6):1411-8. PMID 19324937
- Timpson NJ et al. “Adiposity-related heterogeneity in patterns of type 2 diabetes susceptibility observed in genome-wide association data.” Diabetes. 2009 Feb;58(2):505-10. PMID 19056611