Table 3.
Prevalence of MMTV-like virus in breast cancer in ME populations
| Country | Year | MMTV-like virus (%) |
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| Egypt | 2021 | Sporadic breast cancer tissues (38/50, 76) Familial breast cancer tissues (21/30, 70) |
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| Saudi Arabia | 2018 | Breast cancer tissues (6/101, 6) Noncancerous adjacent tissues (9/93, 10) Control breast tissue obtained from individuals without cancer (0/51, 0) |
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| Iran | 2017 | Breast carcinomas (19/59, 32) Nonmalignant breast tissue samples (3/59, 5) |
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| Morocco | 2014 | 24/42 (57) |
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| Tunisia | 2008 | 17/122 (14) |
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| Egypt | 2005 | 3/23 (13) |
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| Tunisia | 2004 | 28/38 (74) |