PMID:17969847
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Meléndez-Zajgla, J and Maldonado, V [Is cancer a transmittable disease?]. Gac Med Mex 143:353-4 |
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| Abstract |
A direct, horizontal and natural transmission of neoplasic cells has only recently been accepted by the biomedical community. There are three known examples in mammals: the Tasmanian Devil Tumor Disease, the Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor and a similar disease in Sirian Hamsters. These diseases are not anecdotic cases only, but provide support for the cancer clonal evolution hypothesis. |
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Animal Diseases/genetics; Animal Diseases/transmission; Animals; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Clone Cells; Cricetinae; Culicidae; Disease Models, Animal; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Dog Diseases/genetics; Dog Diseases/transmission; Dogs; Evolution, Molecular; Facial Neoplasms/etiology; Facial Neoplasms/veterinary; Genetic Markers; Genetic Variation; Humans; Insect Bites and Stings/complications; Major Histocompatibility Complex; Marsupialia/genetics; Neoplasms/etiology; Neoplasms/genetics; Neoplasms/veterinary; Neoplasms, Experimental; Venereal Tumors, Veterinary/genetics |
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