Genomic approaches to understanding Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease

了解塔斯马尼亚恶魔面部肿瘤疾病的基因组方法

• 批准号: nhmrc : 471503
• 负责人: Dr Elizabeth Murchison
• 金额: $ 14.06万
• 依托单位: Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Early Career Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/genomic-approaches-understanding-tumor-disease/115351
• 关键词: Genomic; approaches; understanding; Tasmanian; devil

Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) is an emerging infectious disease affecting Tasmanian devils. DFTD is a transmissible cancer, and results in the growth of large tumors usually on the face and mouth of affected animals. DFTD has led to the collapse of the Tasmanian devil population, and there is concern that the disease will drive devils to extinction in the wild within the next 20 years. I propose to use new genome sequencing technologies to discover genes responsible for DFTD.

魔鬼面部肿瘤病（DFTD）是一种影响塔斯马尼亚魔鬼的新兴传染病。DFTD是一种传染性癌症，通常在受影响动物的面部和口腔中生长大型肿瘤。DFTD已经导致塔斯马尼亚魔鬼种群的崩溃，人们担心这种疾病将在未来20年内使野生魔鬼灭绝。我建议使用新的基因组测序技术来发现负责DFTD的基因。