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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Epigenetic Alterations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Implications.

Adil Farooq Wali, Abid Reza Ansari, Prince Ahad Mir, Mohamed El-Tanani, Rasha Babiker, Md Sadique Hussain, Jasreen Uppal, Asma Ishrat Zargar, Reyaz Hassan Mir

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. 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 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  8. Epigenetic silencing ofFrontiers in genetics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Adil Farooq WaliRAK College of Pharmacy, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah P.O. Box 11172, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-1555-2820
Abid Reza AnsariLaboratory of Epigenetics and Diseases, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) 160062, Punjab, India.ORCID 0009-0006-3996-882X
Prince Ahad MirDepartment of Pharmacognsoy and Phytochemistry, Khalsa College of Pharmacy, G.T. Road, Amritsar 143002, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6512-9866
Mohamed El-TananiRAK College of Pharmacy, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah P.O. Box 11172, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-4735-5445
Rasha BabikerDepartment of Physiology, RAK College of Medical Sciences, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah P.O. Box 11172, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-9456-2033
Md Sadique HussainUttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3554-1750
Jasreen UppalDepartment of Pharmacognsoy and Phytochemistry, Khalsa College of Pharmacy, G.T. Road, Amritsar 143002, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7208-8396
Asma Ishrat ZargarPharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Reyaz Hassan MirPharmaceutical Chemistry Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6825-1338

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most prevalent primary liver cancer, continues to pose a significant global health burden due to its high mortality rate. In addition to genetic alterations, epigenetic aberrations, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, and noncoding RNA (ncRNA) dysregulation, play critical roles in HCC initiation and progression. Notably, miR-375 and miR-483-5p are among the most dysregulated miRNAs in HCC, with their altered expression levels closely associated with tumor stage and patient survival. These epigenetic modifications offer promising therapeutic avenues due to their reversibility and dynamic nature. Furthermore, specific epigenetic signatures such as CDH1 promoter hypermethylation and HOTAIR overexpression are being explored as potential biomarkers for early detection and treatment response. In this chapter, we review recent advances in the epigenetic landscape of HCC and discuss their diagnostic and therapeutic implications, highlighting their potential to improve patient outcomes through personalized medicine approaches.

Indexed as

DNA methylationepigeneticshistone methylationliver damagencRNAs (noncoding ribonucleic acid)

Identifiers

PMID41011154
PMCPMC12473062

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