A single clonal lineage of transmissible cancer identified in two marine mussel species in South America and Europe

A single clonal lineage of transmissible cancer identified in two marine mussel species in South America and Europe

Transmissible cancers, in which cancer cells themselves act as an infectious agent, have been identified in Tasmanian devils, dogs, and four bivalves. We investigated a disseminated neoplasia affecting geographically distant populations of two species of mussels (Mytilus chilensis in South America a...

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Main Authors: Marisa A Yonemitsu, Rachael M Giersch, Maria Polo-Prieto, Maurine Hammel, Alexis Simon, Florencia Cremonte, Fernando T Avilés, Nicolás Merino-Véliz, Erika AV Burioli, Annette F Muttray, James Sherry, Carol Reinisch, Susan A Baldwin, Stephen P Goff, Maryline Houssin, Gloria Arriagada, Nuria Vázquez, Nicolas Bierne, Michael J Metzger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
transmissible cancer
bivalve
bivalve transmissible neoplasia
Mytilus
Mytilus chilensis
Mytilus edulis
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/47788

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