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Comment
. 2011 Apr;2(4):271-3.
doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.264.

Mycoplasma and cancer: in search of the link

Melissa B Rogers  1
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Comment

Mycoplasma and cancer: in search of the link

Melissa B Rogers. Oncotarget. 2011 Apr.
No abstract available

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  • Association of Mycoplasma hominis infection with prostate cancer.
    Barykova YA, Logunov DY, Shmarov MM, Vinarov AZ, Fiev DN, Vinarova NA, Rakovskaya IV, Baker PS, Shyshynova I, Stephenson AJ, Klein EA, Naroditsky BS, Gintsburg AL, Gudkov AV. Barykova YA, et al. Oncotarget. 2011 Apr;2(4):289-97. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.256. Oncotarget. 2011. PMID: 21471611 Free PMC article.

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