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Pruritus is a common irritating sensation that provokes the desire to scratch. Environmental and genetic factors contribute to the onset of pruritus. Moreover, itch can become a major burden when it becomes ch...
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A resource of targeted mutant mouse lines for 5,061 genes
The International Mouse Phenoty** Consortium reports the generation of new mouse mutant strains for more than 5,000 genes, including 2,850 novel null, 2,987 novel conditional-ready and 4,433 novel reporter a...
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Open AccessModeling human disease in rodents by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing
Modeling human disease has proven to be a challenge for the scientific community. For years, generating an animal model was complicated and restricted to very few species. With the rise of CRISPR/Cas9, it is n...
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Analysis of mammalian gene function through broad-based phenotypic screens across a consortium of mouse clinics
Steve Brown and colleagues report an analysis of 20 phenoty** tests, including 413 data parameters, across 449 mutant mouse alleles. They identify widespread pleiotropy and assign putative functions to genes...
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Open AccessThe mammalian gene function resource: the international knockout mouse consortium
In 2007, the International Knockout Mouse Consortium (IKMC) made the ambitious promise to generate mutations in virtually every protein-coding gene of the mouse genome in a concerted worldwide action. Now, 5 y...
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Open AccessMouse large-scale phenoty** initiatives: overview of the European Mouse Disease Clinic (EUMODIC) and of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Mouse Genetics Project
Two large-scale phenoty** efforts, the European Mouse Disease Clinic (EUMODIC) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Mouse Genetics Project (SANGER-MGP), started during the late 2000s with the aim to deliv...