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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Atlantic to Pacific: Outbreak of bivalve transmissible neoplasia detected in hybridizing soft-shell clams and eDNA in Puget Sound.

Sydney A Weinandt, Zachary J Child, Dorothy Lartey, Angel Santos, Holden Maxfield, Jordana K Sevigny, Fiona E S Garrett, Peter D Smith, Rachael M Giersch, Samuel F M Hart and 8 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Sydney A Weinandt *Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0009-0005-3245-1804
Zachary J Child *Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0009-0001-3032-9961
Dorothy LarteyPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.
Angel SantosShannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA 98221.ORCID 0009-0001-5699-1689
Holden MaxfieldShannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA 98221.
Jordana K SevignyPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0009-0003-1194-2909
Fiona E S GarrettPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.
Peter D SmithPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0009-0004-2402-2041
Rachael M GierschPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0000-0001-7256-6490
Samuel F M HartPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0000-0002-5068-2199
Lucas RabinsNatural and Cultural Resources Department Shellfish Program, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Tulalip, WA 98271.
Samuel KaiserNatural and Cultural Resources Department Shellfish Program, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Tulalip, WA 98271.
Anna BoyarWashington Ocean Acidification Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.ORCID 0009-0003-4094-5957
Jan NewtonWashington Ocean Acidification Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.
Jesse KerrPrince Edward Island Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Prince Edward Island C1E 3J3, Canada.
Franchesca PerezNatural Resources Department, Stillaguamish Tribe, Arlington, WA 98223.
James L DimondShannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA 98221.ORCID 0000-0003-0255-3111
Michael J MetzgerPacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.ORCID 0000-0001-7855-1388

Funding

INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN GENOMIC SCIENCEST32HG000035 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Bruce Colston Trapnell · 1995 to 2026
$24.2M
HHS | NIH (NIH) T32-HG000035NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG000035NSF | GEO | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) OCE-2349136NSF (NSF) 2208081State of Washington (WA.gov) Washington Ocean Acidification Center
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bivalve transmissible neoplasias (BTNs) are transmissible cancers that have arisen in multiple bivalve species, including Eastern soft-shell clam (

Indexed as

BivalviaMyaNeoplasmsAnimalsAtlantic OceanDisease OutbreaksExtrachromosomal DNAPacific OceanWashingtonExtrachromosomal DNAbivalve transmissible neoplasiadisseminated neoplasiaecology and evolution of infectious diseasemarine infectious diseasetransmissible cancer

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PMID42335235
PMCPMC13320677

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