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Sequences present in both human leukemic cell nuclear DNA and Rauscher leukemia virus

W G Baxt

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    |July 1, 1974
    PubMed
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    Researchers identified specific DNA sequences in human leukemia cells that match Rauscher leukemia virus. This viral DNA is found in infected mouse spleen and human leukemia cells, but not in healthy cells.

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