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Using the Collaborative Cross to Study the Role of Genetic Diversity in Cancer-Related Phenotypes
1Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702.
Abstract:
Human populations are genetically diverse and often a single mouse model can only represent a small subset of the human population. Studying genetic diversity directly can improve the predictive value of mouse models of cancer biology and research on the effects of carcinogens and therapeutics in humans. The collaborative cross is a panel of inbred mouse lines that captures 90% of the genetic diversity of the Mus musculus strain and can help identify regions of the genome that are responsible for variation in cancer phenotypes across the population. The appropriate procedure will depend on the mouse model used; here, three mouse cross designs are described as examples.
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