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Basal Cells

Basal cells are undifferentiated cells located in the deepest layer of the epidermis and other epithelial tissues, serving as a reservoir for tissue renewal and repair. Research published in this journal examines basal cells across multiple contexts relevant to cancer epidemiology and pathology. Studies have investi…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 19× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Basal cells are undifferentiated cells located in the deepest layer of the epidermis and other epithelial tissues, serving as a reservoir for tissue renewal and repair. Research published in this journal examines basal cells across multiple contexts relevant to cancer epidemiology and pathology. Studies have investigated the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem-cell phenotype acquisition at the dermo-epidermal junction in viral-induced neoplasms, processes that involve basal cell populations and contribute to tumor progression. Additional work has explored keratinocyte biology and protective mechanisms against inflammatory insults through transcription factor regulation, relevant to understanding how basal keratinocytes respond to carcinogenic stresses. The journal has also published research on biomarker identification in epithelial tissues, immunohistochemical evaluation of proliferation markers in cervical lesions, and the role of human papillomavirus in virus-induced carcinogenesis, all of which relate to basal cell transformation and epithelial pathology. Understanding basal cell behavior is critical for skin cancer epidemiology because these cells give rise to basal cell carcinoma, the most common human malignancy, and their dysregulation underlies various epithelial cancers affecting diverse anatomical sites.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 19 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Skin Cancer Epidemiology.

Journal editorial board
Fatma Taher · United Arab Emirates Samir Dalia · United States

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