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1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. elizabeth-eynon@yale.edu
Abstract:
In the investigation of human disease, molecular biology has provided immunologists with several enormously powerful tools. Transgenic and knockout mice provide animal models to investigate mechanisms, as well as aid in the design of therapies for these diseases. These mice have been useful in several different ways. First, as direct models of disease they provide direct tools for the study of the disease. Second, expression of individual molecules can be altered in the context of established disease models. We describe here some of the models in use as well as the limitations and promise of this research.
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