Devil Facial Tumour Disease

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf transmissible cancer
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:DFT1
gptkb:DFTD
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:DFT2
gptkbp:causedBy clonal cancer cells
gptkbp:conservationEfforts captive breeding
disease-free populations
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1996
gptkbp:geneticStudies Schwann cell
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Devil Facial Tumour Disease
gptkbp:impact population decline
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tasmania
gptkbp:mortalityRate high
gptkbp:notableFor one of few known transmissible cancers
gptkbp:researchInterest conservation biology
cancer biology
gptkbp:symptom death
difficulty eating
facial tumors
mouth lesions
gptkbp:threats Tasmanian devil population
gptkbp:transmission biting
gptkbp:treatment no effective cure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4