【《医学世界报导》1986年11月】美国纽约州立大学医学中心发现动脉粥样硬化斑的脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)所出现的变化,与肿瘤细胞所见者相似。这是第一个直接的证据,支持把动脉粥样硬化斑的形成看作和肿瘤的发生一样,认为它是通过一种致突变物或病毒而促发成为非恶性的平滑肌肿瘤的损害。该中心 [Medical World Report, November 1986] The Medical Center of the State University of New York, USA found that changes in the DNA of atherosclerotic plaques are similar to those seen in tumor cells. This is the first direct evidence that supports the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the same way that tumors occur, and that it is thought to be a damage caused by a mutagen or virus that causes non-malignant smooth muscle tumors. The center