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Epigenomic Echoes-Decoding Genomic and Epigenetic Instability to Distinguish Lung Cancer Types and Predict Relapse.

Alexandra A Baumann, Zholdas Buribayev, Olaf Wolkenhauer, Amankeldi A Salybekov, Markus Wolfien

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Review in Epigenomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Epigenomic landscape of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alexandra A BaumannDepartment of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Institute of Computer Science, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-8946-8741
Zholdas BuribayevDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Information Technologies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 050040 Almaty, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-3486-227X
Olaf WolkenhauerDepartment of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Institute of Computer Science, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6105-2937
Amankeldi A SalybekovRegenerative Medicine Division, Cell and Gene Therapy Department, Qazaq Institute of Innovative Medicine, 010000 Astana, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-5490-9365
Markus WolfienFaculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, TUD Dresden University of Technology, 01069 Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1887-4772

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research 01ZZ2101AFederal Ministry of Education and Research 01ZZ2322IFederal Ministry of Education and Research 02NUK082CNational Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan 500 Scientists
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic and epigenomic instability are defining features of cancer, driving tumor progression, heterogeneity, and therapeutic resistance. Central to this process are epigenetic echoes, persistent and dynamic modifications in DNA methylation, histone modifications, non-coding RNA regulation, and chromatin remodeling that mirror underlying genomic chaos and actively influence cancer cell behavior. This review delves into the complex relationship between genomic instability and these epigenetic echoes, illustrating how they collectively shape the cancer genome, affect DNA repair mechanisms, and contribute to tumor evolution. However, the dynamic, context-dependent nature of epigenetic changes presents scientific and ethical challenges, particularly concerning privacy and clinical applicability. Focusing on lung cancer, we examine how specific epigenetic patterns function as biomarkers for distinguishing cancer subtypes and monitoring disease progression and relapse.

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biomarkersdisease progressionepigeneticsgenomic instabilitylung cancer

Identifiers

PMID39982247
PMCPMC11843950

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