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The Epigenetic Landscape and Exposome of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Perspectives.

Adrian Albulescu, Alina Fudulu, Iulia Virginia Constantin Iancu, Adriana Plesa, Irina Huica, Anca Botezatu

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Review in Genes, 2026. 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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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Adrian AlbulescuMolecular Virology Department, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Alina FuduluMolecular Virology Department, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Iulia Virginia Constantin IancuMolecular Virology Department, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2703-6586
Adriana PlesaMolecular Virology Department, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Irina HuicaMolecular Virology Department, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3338-7841
Anca BotezatuMolecular Virology Department, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1502-9733

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accounting for over 1.2 million new diagnoses worldwide in 2022, non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) represents the most common human cancer, predominantly manifesting as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). NMSC serves as a powerful natural model for studying how environmental exposure, the exposome, reprograms the epigenome to drive carcinogenesis. Chronic ultraviolet radiation (UVR), the dominant risk factor, induces DNA damage and inflammation that dysregulate epigenetic enzymes (e.g., DNMTs, HDACs). These effects are layered with perturbations from β-HPV infection and cutaneous dysbiosis, altering DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA and miRNA expression in a multistep carcinogenic process. This review synthesizes the central role of epigenetic regulation as the critical interface between genetic susceptibility and cumulative exposome factors in NMSC pathogenesis. We integrate how UVR, HPV, and inflammation converge to remodel the keratinocyte epigenome. Finally, we evaluate the translational potential of this knowledge for refined risk stratification through epigenetic biomarkers and discuss emerging therapeutic strategies, including epidrugs, that target these dysregulated pathways for advanced NMSC management.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticExposomeNon-Melanoma Skin NeoplasmsSkin NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorCutaneous Squamous Cell CarcinomaDNA MethylationHumansUltraviolet RaysBiomarkers, Tumorepigeneticsexposomenon-melanoma skin cancer

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PMID42074595
PMCPMC13115764

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