Eissa et al. (2000) examined 168 tumor tissue, 20 schistosomal tissue, and 50 normal tissue samples for the status of the p15 genes using the polymerase chain reaction and by sequencing the DNA fragments produced during PCR. In addition, the expression of the p15 protein was examined by Western blot analysis. Deletion of the p15 gene was observed in 36 bladder tumors. The expression of p15 protein was undetectable in 38 bladder tumors by Western blot analysis.

Mekawy et al. (2002) studied the incidence of p15/INK4B gene deletions in 30 patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Clinical examination of the patients was followed by laboratory investigation, involving complete hemogram, bone marrow aspiration and examination, flow cytometric studies for B and T cell precursor markers, and PCR using primers specific for the p15 gene. The results showed 23.3% of the patients to have deletions of the p15 gene indicating that loss of tumor suppression involves inactivation of either or both p15 and p16 genes on 9p21 in T-ALL. Follow-up of the patients showed a complete remission (CR) rate of 63.6% in patients with no deletions, in comparison to 100% CR in patients with deletions of p15 gene. [Mekawy MA, Yousef S, Dabbous H, Mansour R, Maksoud MA. Incidence and clinical signifivance of p16 INK4A and p15 INK4B gene deletions in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Egypt J Haematol. 2002; 27(3):487-503.]

Eissa et al. (2004) evaluated p15 gene deletion in bladder carcinoma among Egyptian patients, in relation to different clinicopathological features of the tumors and presence or absence of bilharziasis. Tissue specimens were obtained from 132 patients with bladder carcinoma and 50 normal tissue samples from the same patients served as control. P15 gene deletions were examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In all normal samples, p15 gene was detected. P15 gene was deleted in 30.2% (32/106) of bladder tumors. The deletion of p16 and p15 genes was associated with poor differentiation grade and presence of bilharziasis.

Wakil et al. (2016) evaluated the association between gene loci and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)/Myocardial Infarction (MI) in the Saudi Arabian population.  A total of 2668 cases and 3000 controls were recruited to the genome wide association study.  While several SNPs were linked to CAD/MI in this study, the CDKN2A/B gene exhibited the most conspicuous association.  The SNP rs10738607_G was significantly associated with CAD [p=2.17E-08, OR=0.78(0.71-0.85)].  Two other SNPs in the CDKN2A/B gene, rs10757274_G and rs1333045_C showed a statistically significant association with MI [p=2.98E-08, OR=0.79(0.73-0.86) and p=1.15E-08, OR=0.79(0.73-0.86)].  These results were in accordance with previously reported studies on European and South Asian populations.  In studies on different ethnic groups, the 9p21 locus has been implicated in CAD/MI, type II diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and arrhythmic cardiac death.  This study thus confirmed the association of this gene with CAD/MI in Arab populations.