This study investigated the correlation between p53 and merlin, a neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2)-related tumor suppressor, in association with the Mdm2 function.
Several candidate growth regulatory genes have been identified, including the Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), Tumor Suppressor in Lung Cancer-1 (TSLC1), Protein 4.1B, p53/MDM2 and S6-Kinase genes.