A recent study has shown that manufactured carbon nanotubes, which are similar in shape to asbestos fibres, and are widely used in sports equipment, computers and building, might also induce mesothelioma with similar latencies and molecular pathways to asbestos, including early loss of p16/lnk4a, suggesting that other modern manufacturing materials should also be examined for their potential carcinogenicity.56 Here, CDKN2A is linked to mesothelioma.