Mouse mammary tumour virus-like env nucleotide and p14 signal peptide are present in feline mammary carcinomas, but not in neoplastic or dysplastic canine mammary lesions.

Mouse mammary tumour virus-like (MMTV-like) is suspected to be involved in human breast cancer and it has been hypothesized that companion animals might have a role in viral transmission. The aim of our study was to investigate the presence of MMTV-like nucleotide sequences and viral protein in a la...

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Main Authors: Prospero Civita, Michele Menicagli, Claudia Scopelliti, Francesca Lessi, Francesca Millanta, Sara Borsacchi, Francesca Parisi, Giulia Freer, Mauro Pistello, Chiara Maria Mazzanti, Alessandro Poli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6057629?pdf=render