Gene expression in soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) transmissible cancer reveals survival mechanisms during host infection and seawater transfer

• Samuel F.M. Hart,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-2199

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• Fiona E. S. Garrett,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5931-0945

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• Jesse S. Kerr,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation PEI Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Prince Edward Island, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8013-9346

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• Michael J. Metzger

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: metzgerm@pnri.org

  Affiliations Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7855-1388

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