Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus-Like Nucleotide Sequences in Canine and Feline Mammary Tumors

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 48; no. 12; pp. 4354 - 4362
• Main Authors: Hsu, Wei-Li, Lin, Hsing-Yi, Chiou, Shyan-Song, Chang, Chao-Chin, Wang, Szu-Pong, Lin, Kuan-Hsun, Chulakasian, Songkhla, Wong, Min-Liang, Chang, Shih-Chieh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.12.2010; American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subjects: Animals; Base Sequence; Biological and medical sciences; Cat Diseases - virology; Cats; Dog Diseases - virology; Dogs; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Mammary Glands, Animal - virology; Mammary Neoplasms, Animal - virology; Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse - genetics; Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse - isolation & purification; Medical sciences; Mice; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Molecular Sequence Data; Mouse mammary tumor virus; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Viral - genetics; RNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Terminal Repeat Sequences - genetics; Tumors; Viral Envelope Proteins - genetics; Virology; Virus; Fissipedia; Carnivora; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Nucleotide sequence; Retroviridae; Tumor; Betaretrovirus; Mouse mammary tumor virus; Veterinary; Dog

Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) has been speculated to be involved in human breast cancer. Companion animals, dogs, and cats with intimate human contacts may contribute to the transmission of MMTV between mouse and human. The aim of this study was to detect MMTV-like nucleotide sequences in canine...