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Particles apparently similar to type B mouse mammary tumour virus, which are found in human milk and may be associated with breast cancer, contain reverse transcriptase activity. Milks lacking the particles do not have this activity. This finding will help to establish the relationship between these particles and tumour viruses.
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SCHLOM, J., SPIEGELMAN, S. & MOORE, D. RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase Activity in Virus-like Particles isolated from Human Milk. Nature 231, 97–100 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231097a0
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