Mouse Model of Devil Facial Tumour Disease establishes that an effective immune response can be generated against the cancer cells

The largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is facing extinction in the wild due to a transmissible cancer known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). DFTD is a clonal cell line transmitted from host to host with 100% mortality and no known immunity....

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Main Authors: Terry L Pinfold, Gabriella K Brown, Silvana S Bettiol, Gregory M Woods
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00251/full