Cancer Genetics and Genomics: From Structure to Therapy
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cancer; lung cancer; MDR; genetics; genetic markers; drug transporters; chemotherapy; genotoxicology
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Interests: genotoxicology; mutations; ecotoxicology; ecogenotoxilogy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We present a Special Issue aimed at identifying genetic markers of cancer therapy and epigenetic factors. Cancer is a heterogeneous disease, one of the leading causes of death worldwide, that is affected by genetic and epigenetic modulations in the regulation of cell division, metabolism, DNA damage response pathways, among others. Nowadays, the importance of risk assessment implications of plant protection products on food safety is growing, and their impact on tumorigenesis or food intolerance have come into focus. In plant protection products, several chemicals, which may lead to epigenetic modifications, have been identified. In this Special Issue, edited by Dr. Luca Járomi and Dr. Gellért Gerencsér , welcomes relevant papers summarizing the possible epigenetic modifiers—including chemicals, pesticides, fungicides, plant protection products, and chemotherapeutic agents—that contribute to different cancer types or metastasis with the aim to highlight the potentially harmful chemicals and their possible epigenetic effects contributing to cancer onset. Sophisticated plant treatment approaches that may pave the way for the efficient prevention of malignancies will also be discussed. The knowledge of epigenetic mechanisms underlying cancer-promoting effects of harmful chemicals may help regulatory agencies improve agricultural practices in order to increase the safety profile of these agents, especially plant protection products, thus protecting public health.
Dr. Luca Járomi
Dr. Gellért Gerencsér
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- epigenetics
- cancer therapy
- multidrug resistance (MDR)
- accumulation
- biomarkers
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