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RNA Dependent DNA Polymerase of Human Acute Leukaemic Cells

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An RNA dependent DNA polymerase analogous to that of RNA tumour viruses has been found in lymphoblasts of leukaemic patients but not of normal donors. The enzyme can use an RNA template from mammalian cells to synthesize DNA.

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  1. Section on Cellular Control Mechanisms, Human Tumor Cell Biology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

    ROBERT C. GALLO

  2. Bionetics Research Laboratories, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

    STRINGNER S. YANG & ROBERT C. TING

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GALLO, R., YANG, S. & TING, R. RNA Dependent DNA Polymerase of Human Acute Leukaemic Cells. Nature 228, 927–929 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228927a0

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