Mutation in which of the following tumour suppressor gene causes carcinoma?
If the p53 gene is mutated, the protection offered by the p53 tumor suppressor protein against DNA damage (for example, ras oncogene mutation) is lost. If a cell becomes homozygous for the mutant allele, that is ‘loses heterozygosity’, cancer may develop.
Ref: Shafer's textbook of oral pathology 7th edition page 108
p53
p51
Ro
All of the above