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Transduction and rearrangement of the myc gene by feline leukaemia virus in naturally occurring T-cell leukaemias

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Evidence of myc gene transduction by feline leukaemia virus in several spontaneous lymphoid tumours of cats suggests that recombinant viruses carrying oncogenes may be much more involved in oncogenesis in natural conditions than previously recognized.

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    James C. Neil, David Hughes, Robert McFarlane & Neil M. Wilkie

  2. Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK

    David E. Onions, Gillian Lees & Oswald Jarrett

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Neil, J., Hughes, D., McFarlane, R. et al. Transduction and rearrangement of the myc gene by feline leukaemia virus in naturally occurring T-cell leukaemias. Nature 308, 814–820 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/308814a0

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