ROLE OF MMTV INTEGRATION LOCUS CELLULAR GENES IN BREAST CANCER

Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal, and Nagalakshmi Keshava

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Winship Cancer Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322-4710, USA

Received 10/14/97 Accepted 10/17/97

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