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A human MMTV-like betaretrovirus linked to breast cancer has been present in humans at least since the copper age.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Human betaretrovirus (HBRV), homologous to mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV), and human breast cancer: a significant epidemiological association.Retrovirology · 2026Pooled it
- Viral zoonosis and human cancer: further perspectives and considerations.Infectious agents and cancer · 2026Article
- MMTV-like Viruses and Human Breast Cancer: Evidence for Causality.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Gammaretrovirus Infections in Humans in the Past, Present, and Future: Have We Defeated the Pathogen?Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence can match domain experts in evidence extraction and critical appraisal of microbial oncogenesis research publications.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Human sporadic breast carcinoma histotypes driven by the Human Betaretrovirus homologous to Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus.International journal of cancer · 2025Article
- Milk Transmission of Mammalian Retroviruses.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Linking Human Betaretrovirus with Autoimmunity and Liver Disease in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis.Viruses · 2022Review
- The Viral Origin of Human Breast Cancer: From the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV) to the Human Betaretrovirus (HBRV).Viruses · 2022Review
- Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV) and MMTV-like Viruses: An In-depth Look at a Controversial Issue.Viruses · 2022Review
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- Mouse Mammary Tumour Virus (MMTV) in Human Breast Cancer-The Value of Bradford Hill Criteria.Viruses · 2022Review
- Revisiting the MMTV Zoonotic Hypothesis to Account for Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence.Viruses · 2022Article
- Dental calculus: A repository of bioinformation indicating diseases and human evolution.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Pathological Features and Molecular Phenotype of MMTV Like-Positive Feline Mammary Carcinomas.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Catching viral breast cancer.Infectious agents and cancer · 2021Review
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The betaretrovirus Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV) is the well characterized etiological agent of mammary tumors in mice. In contrast, the etiology of sporadic human breast cancer (BC) is unknown, but accumulating data indicate a possible viral origin also for these malignancies. The presence of MMTV
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