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Widespread transmission of independent cancer lineages within multiple bivalve species.

Nature - 30 Jun 2016

Metzger Michael J, Villalba Antonio, Carballal María J, Iglesias David, Sherry James, Reinisch Carol, Muttray Annette F, Baldwin Susan A, Goff Stephen P

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Most cancers arise from oncogenic changes in the genomes of somatic cells, and while the cells may migrate by metastasis, they remain within that single individual. Natural transmission of cancer cells from one individual to another has been observed in two distinct cases in mammals (Tasmanian devils and dogs), but these are generally considered to be rare exceptions in nature. The discovery of transmissible...

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PMID: 27338791
DOI: 10.1038/nature18599
PMCID: PMC4939143

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