Evidence for RNA tumor viruses in human lymphomas including Burkitt's disease.
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an RNA related in sequence to that of the Rauscher leu kemia virus. The viral-related RNA found in these lym phomas is a 70 S component encapsulated with RNA-instructed DNA polymerase in a particle possessing a den sity characteristic of the RNA tumor viruses. Further more, the DNA synthesized by the lymphoma particles hy bridizes specifically to the RNA of the Rauscher leukemia virus. The particles identified in 81% of human lymphomas and in 87% of Burkitt's tumors thus contain four features
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer research
دوره 33 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973