Abstract:Infectious agents cause 15-20% of cancers worldwide. The contamination of infectious agents may be caused by a local chronic inflammatory response or tumorization. Mycoplasma contamination can interfere with biological agents and cause DNA damage which affects gene expression, disrupts the cell-cycle control and apoptotic responses. Mycoplasmas are widely distributed in nature; some mycoplasmas have the ability to penetrate into the cell and cause sever disease. Most mycoplasmas are known to infect the cell cu… Show more
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