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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer research reported from University of Heidelberg
May 1st, 2008
According to a study from Mannheim, Germany, "Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) account for up to 9% of the human genome and include more than 800 elements related to betaretroviruses. While mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) is the accepted etiological agent of mammary tumors in mice, the role of retroviral elements in human breast cancer remains elusive." "Here, we performed a comprehensive microarray-based analysis of overall retroviral transcriptional activities in 46 mammary gland tissue specimens representing pairs of nonmalignant and tumor samples from 23 patients. Am analysis of nonmalignant tissue samples revealed a distinct, mammary gland-specific HERV...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-01)
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