Copy number for p16/CDKN2A gene in benign mesothelial cells
| FISH signalling in benign mesothelial cells | Mean (%)*±SD | Range (%) |
| 2SpO/2SpG | 63±8 | 44–75 |
| 0SpO/2SpG | 0 | 0 |
| 0SpO/1SpG | 0 | 0 |
| 1SpO/2SpG | 6±3 | 1–10 |
| 1SpO/1SpG | 20±8 | 6–34 |
↵* Percentage of nuclei showing the FISH signal pattern.
FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridisation.