The fact that LOH for hDMP1 was mutually exclusive for that of p53 in 82.8% in NSCLC samples (48/58, Table 1) means that LOH for hDMP1 was overlapping with that of p53 in 17.2% of cases (10/58, 12 cases showed no LOH for DMP1 and p53). This evidence concerns the gene DMTF1 and non-small cell lung carcinoma.