The virus may cause the tumour, as Dr Cobbs suspects, or the tumour may simply provide the virus with a congenial home.

像Cobbs医生怀疑的那样，这种病毒或许引起了肿瘤，或者是肿瘤仅仅是为病毒提供了一个适宜的空间。

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It is not that catching cytomegalovirus automatically causes a brain tumour-the virus is found, inactive, in about 80% of the population.

这并不是说感染了巨细胞病毒会自动引起脑肿瘤。这种存在于百分之八十人群中的病毒呈休眠状态。

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He assumed that the tumour cells, if they contained an oncogenic virus, should harbour viral DNA integrated into their genomes.

他认为，肿瘤细胞，如果它们载有致癌病毒，应港湾病毒DNA整合到它们的基因组。

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However, once the macrophages enter the tumour the virus can replicate.

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Researchers also found how the Marek's disease virus may also encourage tumour growth.

BBC: Chicken virus study sheds light on human cancers