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ReviewBiomedical reports2018

Epigenetics of oral and oropharyngeal cancers.

Daniela Russo, Francesco Merolla, Silvia Varricchio, Giovanni Salzano, Giovanni Zarrilli, Massimo Mascolo, Viviana Strazzullo, Rosa Maria Di Crescenzo, Angela Celetti, Gennaro Ilardi

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Review in Biomedical reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daniela RussoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Francesco MerollaDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences V. Tiberio, University of Molise, Ι-86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Silvia VarricchioDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Giovanni SalzanoDepartment of Neuroscience and Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Operative Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Giovanni ZarrilliDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences V. Tiberio, University of Molise, Ι-86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Massimo MascoloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Viviana StrazzulloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Rosa Maria Di CrescenzoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Angela CelettiInstitute for Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology Gaetano Salvatore, Italian National Council of Research, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
Gennaro IlardiDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Ι-80131 Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Molise · ITInstitute for Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral and oropharyngeal cancers represent the two most common malignancies of the head and neck region. The major risk factors for these cancers include alcohol consumption, tobacco use (via smoking or chewing) and high-risk human papillomavirus infection. The transition from normal epithelium to premalignant tissue and finally carcinoma is in part caused by a summation of genetic and epigenetic modifications. Epigenetic refers to modifications in the way the genome is expressed in cells. The most common examples of epigenetic control of gene expression are DNA methylation, histone modification and regulation by small non-coding RNAs. The aim of the current paper was to review the recent studies on the main epigenetic changes that have been suggested to serve a role in the carcinogenesis process and progression of oral and oropharyngeal cancers. Furthermore, it is discussed how the epigenetic changes may be used as potential predictive biomarkers and how recent findings in the field may impact the personalized cancer therapy approach for these tumors.

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epigeneticshuman papillomavirusoral squamous cell carcinomaoropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID30233779
PMCPMC6142034
OpenAlexW2884538645

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