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Traits of a mussel transmissible cancer are reminiscent of a parasitic life style.
Scientific reports - 16 Dec 2021
Burioli E A V, Hammel M, Bierne N, Thomas F, Houssin M, Destoumieux-Garzón D, Charrière G M
Abstract excerpt
Some cancers have evolved the ability to spread from host to host by transmission of cancerous cells. These rare biological entities can be considered parasites with a host-related genome. Still, we know little about their specific adaptation to a parasitic lifestyle. MtrBTN2 is one of the few lineages of transmissible cancers known in the animal kingdom. Reported worldwide, MtrBTN2 infects marine mussels. We...
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