Oncogenic growth of such tumours is associated with reduced p53 activity caused by overexpression of one or more epigenetic regulators that post-translationally modify p53 protein and impair its tumour-suppressor functions, including Aurora A kinase that phosphorylates p53 (S212/S312) and methyltransferases that methylate p53 such as Smyd2 (K370), Glp/G9a (K373) and PR-Set7 (K382). This evidence concerns the gene AURKA and neoplasm.