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Presence in Human Breast Cancer of RNA homologous to Mouse Mammary Tumour Virus RNA

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Molecular hybridization has been used to detect within human tumours RNA sequences that are homologous to the RNA of oncogenic viruses known to cause similar tumours in animals.

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AXEL, R., SCHLOM, J. & SPIEGELMAN, S. Presence in Human Breast Cancer of RNA homologous to Mouse Mammary Tumour Virus RNA. Nature 235, 32–36 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235032a0

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