CDKN2A gene
A gene that makes a protein involved in the cell cycle (the
process a cell goes through each time it divides). Mutations (changes) in the
CDK4 gene may cause cells to divide too quickly or in an uncontrolled way. This
may cause abnormal cells, including cancer cells, to grow. CDK4 gene mutations
have been found in melanoma and in other types of cancer1.
