Isolation of Two Virus-Like Circular DNAs from Commercially Available Milk Samples

  1. Ethel-Michele de Villiers
  1. Division of Episomal-Persistent DNA in Cancer and Chronic Diseases, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany

ABSTRACT

Epidemiological data indicate a potential relationship between milk and dairy product consumption and the incidence of breast cancer, as well as neurodegenerative diseases. We report the isolation of two novel circular DNA molecules isolated from commercially available milk.

FOOTNOTES

  • Address correspondence to Ethel-Michele de Villiers, e.devilliers{at}dkfz.de.
  • Citation Falida K, Eilebrecht S, Gunst K, zur Hausen H, de Villiers E-M. 2017. Isolation of two virus-like circular DNAs from commercially available milk samples. Genome Announc 5:e00266-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00266-17.

  • Received 6 March 2017.
  • Accepted 9 March 2017.
  • Published 27 April 2017.

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