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Mouse mammary tumor virus-like gene sequences are present in lung patient specimens.
Virology journal - 24 Sept 2011
Trejo-Avila Laura M, Zapata-Benavides Pablo, Barrera-Rodríguez Raúl, Badillo-Almaráz Isaías, Saavedra-Alonso Santiago, Zamora-Avila Diana E, Morán-Santibañez Karla, Garza-Sáenz Jorge A, Tamez-Guerra Reyes, Rodríguez-Padilla Cristina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported on the presence of Murine Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV)-like gene sequences in human cancer tissue specimens. Here, we search for MMTV-like gene sequences in lung diseases including carcinomas specimens from a Mexican population. This study was based on our previous study reporting that the INER51 lung cancer cell line, from a pleural effusion of a Mexican patient, contains...
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