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Mouse mammary tumor-like virus and human breast cancer

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    Wendy K. Glenn, Brian Salmons, James S. Lawson & Noel J. Whitaker

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Glenn, W.K., Salmons, B., Lawson, J.S. et al. Mouse mammary tumor-like virus and human breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 123, 907–909 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-1021-x

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