Talk:P16 (gene)

MDM1 or MDM2
Alvisetrevi, Do you have evidence for this change? The text you changed was taken directly from Entrez Gene (a source which I'm generally inclined to trust), so unless you cite a reference for the change that you made, I think we should leave it as is... Cheers, AndrewGNF 17:37, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I've gone ahead and reverted your edit, since the original text came from a trusted source and your change is unreferenced. Feel free to add it back with an appropriate citation. Cheers, AndrewGNF 16:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi, I am quite sure that MDM2 is the appropriate protein (it is the one regulating p53 levels in the cell). My source is "Molecular biology of cancer", Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-926472-8, in particular Section 5.3. I will revert back your edit. Don't hesitate to write if you need further details! Alvisetrevi 19:40, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good. I (or you) can add the appropriate reference to the main article.  Though it would be even better I think if you could point to a Pubmed citation.  Those tend to be easier to link and follow up on, IMHO.  Cheers, AndrewGNF 20:23, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Listing institutions, etc. in articles
Concerning this edit, the WP:MEDMOS guideline states:
 *  Do not hype a study by listing the names, credentials, institutions, or other "qualifications" of their authors. The text of the article should not needlessly duplicate the names, dates, titles, and other information about the source that you list in the citation.

Both the and  in the citation list the institution:


 * The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

While the lay summary link lists it as:
 * University of North Carolina

The text of an encyclopedic article should focus on the subject not where or who carried out the research. Otherwise these articles start to sound like press releases. The exception to this rule is perhaps in a history section of an article where it is appropriate to list the original discovery and key events (e.g., Nobel prizes) in the development of the main topic of the article. Boghog2 (talk) 06:10, 18 June 2009 (UTC)