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Presence of MMTV-like env gene sequences in human breast cancer

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Beatriz G.-T. Pogo, Stella M. Melana, Heberth Moran & James F. Holland

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Pogo, B.GT., Melana, S.M., Moran, H. et al. Presence of MMTV-like env gene sequences in human breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 125, 295–297 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-1179-2

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