利物浦大学的研究者发现了逆转录病毒与乳腺癌相关的新证据。Eddie Al-Sumidaie等在患乳腺癌妇女的细胞中查见了与逆转录病毒相似的颗粒。他们也在这些妇女的细胞培养液中发现病毒活性的生化证据。这是迄今最有力的证据,表明逆转录病毒在引起人乳腺癌上可能起到作用。如果将来的研究进一步证实这一点,医师可能找到新的方法治疗乳腺癌,西方约9％的妇女 Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered new evidence of retrovirus-associated breast cancer. Eddie Al-Sumidaie et al. found particles similar to retroviruses in the cells of women with breast cancer. They also found biochemical evidence of viral activity in these women’s cell culture fluids. This is by far the most powerful evidence that retroviruses may play a role in causing human breast cancer. If future studies further confirm this, physicians may find new ways to treat breast cancer, about 9% of Western women