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ReviewFrontiers in epigenetics and epigenomics2025

Epigenetic dysregulation in pancreatic cancer: emerging biomarkers and clinical applications.

Hina Sultana, Abhishikt David Solomon, Atif Khurshid Wani, Surendra K Shukla

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Review in Frontiers in epigenetics and epigenomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Hina SultanaIntegrative Program in Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Abhishikt David SolomonDivision of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Atif Khurshid WaniDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Surendra K ShuklaDepartment of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer, in particular pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is one of the most lethal malignancies with delayed diagnosis, aggressive nature, and profound therapeutic resistance. Recent research has emphasized epigenetic dysregulation not as a bystander but as a driving force in pancreatic tumorigenesis, progression, metastasis, and immune evasion. This review presents a detailed analysis of the multifaceted functions of epigenetic mechanisms like DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs in shaping the pancreatic cancer epigenome. We discuss how these alterations fuel tumor heterogeneity, modulate the tumor microenvironment, and interact with key oncogenic mutations like

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clinical translationDNA methylation biomarkersepigenetic therapiesliquid biopsylncRNA biomarkersmiRNA biomarkersnon-coding RNAspancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

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PMID42840291
PMCPMC13639275

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