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Genome diversity and evolution in canine transmissible venereal tumour
The canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT) is a contagious cancer that is naturally transmitted between dogs by the allogeneic transfer of living cancer cells during coitus. CTVT first arose several thousand years ago and has been reported in dog populations worldwide. The goals of this Thesis …
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Origin, evolution, and global spread of a transmissible cancer clone
… response. Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour (CTVT) is a sexually transmitted genital tumour that affects dogs and has spread through dog populations worldwide. CTVT is the oldest known transmissible cancer and first arose thousands of years ago from the somatic cells of a single, ‘founder’ …
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The somatic evolution of the canine transmissible venereal tumour
… of the canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT), a sexually transmitted cancer which manifests as genital tumours in dogs. This cancer first arose in an individual dog several thousand years ago, and has since survived by transfer of living cancer cells to new hosts during coitus. Today, …