Mouse mammary tumor virus in human breast cancer red herring or smoking gun?

Am J Pathol

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Published: October 2011

AI Article Synopsis

  • The commentary discusses the findings from Mazzanti et al. regarding the presence of MMTV-like nucleic acid sequences in human pre-invasive breast cancer tissue.
  • It emphasizes the potential implications of these findings for understanding the role of viral elements in breast cancer development.
  • The article invites further research into the relationship between MMTV-like sequences and breast cancer progression.

Article Abstract

This Commentary highlights the article by Mazzanti et al (in this issue), expounding on the detection of MMTV-like nucleic acid sequences in human pre-invasive breast cancer tissue.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181333PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.08.003DOI Listing

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