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Breast Cancer
New findings from University of Texas in the area of breast cancer described
September 11th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Cancer Research, "Recent evidence indicates that human cancer cells reactivate the expression of latent human endogenous retroviral (HERV) proteins. However, the extent to which cancer patients mount de novo immune responses against expressed HERV elements is unclear." "In this study, we determined the extent of HERV-K env expression in human breast cancer (BC) and whether both Immoral and cell-mediated immunity against HERV-K can be found in BC patients. We found HERV-K env protein expression in 88% of BC (n = 119) but not in normal breast (n = 76) tissues. ELISA screening assays detected significant titers...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-11)
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