Low prevalence of human mammary tumor virus (HMTV) in breast cancer patients from Myanmar

Low prevalence of human mammary tumor virus (HMTV) in breast cancer patients from Myanmar

Abstract Background Human mammary tumor virus (HMTV) is 90–95% homologous to mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV), one of the causal agents of murine mammary tumors. HMTV (MMTV-like) sequences were reported to be present in human breast cancers from several populations with a prevalence range of 0–78%;...

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Main Authors: Thar Htet San, Masayoshi Fujisawa, Soichiro Fushimi, Teizo Yoshimura, Toshiaki Ohara, Lamin Soe, Ngu Wah Min, Ohnmar Kyaw, Xu Yang, Akihiro Matsukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
Human mammary tumor virus
Mouse mammary tumor virus
Breast cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-017-0130-0

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