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The role of MHC genes in contagious cancer: the story of Tasmanian devils

The Tasmanian devil, a marsupial species endemic to the island of Tasmania, harbours two contagious cancers, Devil Facial Tumour 1 (DFT1) and Devil Facial Tumour 2 (DFT2). These cancers pass between individuals in the population via the direct transfer of tumour cells, resulting in the growth of lar...

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Autores principales: Caldwell, Alison, Siddle, Hannah V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28695294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-017-0991-9