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Comparison of DNA methylation measured in saliva and peripheral blood as a marker of exposure and outcome: a scoping review.

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Authors: Giorgia Marmiroli1, Francesca Candelora1, Valentina Fiano1, Lorenzo Richiardi1, Maja Popovic1
ORCID iDs: Maja Popovic
  1. Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Via Santena 7, 10126 Turin, Italy
Journal: Clinical epigenetics, volume 18, issue 1, article 104
Dates: received 4 September 2025; accepted 30 March 2026; published online 9 April 2026
Type: Review · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1186/s13148-026-02124-x · PMID 41957674 · PMCID PMC13214204 · OpenAlex W7152388014
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: data only
Categories: genetics / omics (modality), human (organism), clinical / translational (subfield)
MeSH: Biomarkers*, DNA Methylation*, Saliva*, Epigenesis, Genetic, Epigenomics, Humans (* major topic)
Topic: Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Ministero della Salute (PREV-A-2022-12377025)
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 47 references in the paper

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Marmiroli, G., Candelora, F., Fiano, V., Richiardi, L., & Popovic, M. (2026). Comparison of DNA methylation measured in saliva and peripheral blood as a marker of exposure and outcome: a scoping review. Clinical epigenetics, 18(1), 104. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-026-02124-x

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@article{marmiroli2026comparison,
author = {Marmiroli, Giorgia and Candelora, Francesca and Fiano, Valentina and Richiardi, Lorenzo and Popovic, Maja},
title = {{Comparison of DNA methylation measured in saliva and peripheral blood as a marker of exposure and outcome: a scoping review}},
journal = {Clinical epigenetics},
year = {2026},
month = apr,
volume = {18},
number = {1},
pages = {104},
publisher = {BMC},
issn = {1868-7083},
doi = {10.1186/s13148-026-02124-x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-026-02124-x},
pmid = {41957674},
pmcid = {PMC13214204}
}

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AU - Candelora, Francesca
AU - Fiano, Valentina
AU - Richiardi, Lorenzo
AU - Popovic, Maja
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T2 - Clinical epigenetics
J2 - Clin Epigenetics
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/04/09
VL - 18
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SP - 104
SN - 1868-7083
PB - BMC
DO - 10.1186/s13148-026-02124-x
UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-026-02124-x
LA - en
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