Article
A single clonal lineage of transmissible cancer identified in two marine mussel species in South America and Europe.
eLife - 5 Nov 2019
Yonemitsu Marisa A, Giersch Rachael M, Polo-Prieto Maria, Hammel Maurine, Simon Alexis, Cremonte Florencia, Avilés Fernando T, Merino-Véliz Nicolás, Burioli Erika Av, Muttray Annette F, Sherry James, Reinisch Carol, Baldwin Susan A, Goff Stephen P, Houssin Maryline, Arriagada Gloria, Vázquez Nuria, Bierne Nicolas, Metzger Michael J
Abstract excerpt
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 and M. edulis in Europe). Sequencing alleles from four loci (two nuclear and two mitochondrial) provided evidence of...
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