Are viruses associated with human breast cancer? Scrutinizing the molecular evidence-response to James F. Holland and Beatriz G.T. Pogo

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 306-307

  Joshi, Deepti ^a   Buehring, Gertrude C ^b  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; VIRUS DNA;

BREAST CANCER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS;

EID: 84867794101     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2078-5     Document Type: Letter

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