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The potential connection between BMMFs and cancer has been made based on assessments of epidemiological data[2][3][4] and the investigation of antibodies in
human serum.[5][6] Research has also suggested a potential link between BMMFs and
neurodegenerative diseases such as
multiple sclerosis.[5]
At the end of 2017, evidence was presented that BMMFs in human cells show long-term survival, through the identification of BMMFs' RNA and protein products.[5][7] In February 2019, evidence was presented of a previously unknown
infectious agent in the blood serum and milk of Eurasian cattle that could indirectly trigger the development of colorectal cancer.[3]