Not exact matches
Mouse embryonic stem cells, reported in 1981 by Martin Evans, Matthew Kaufman, and Gail Martin, have allowed scientists to
generate genetically customized strains
of mice that have revolutionized studies
of organismic development and immunity and have provided countless
models of human disease.
Historically, researchers have
generated their own lines
of knockout
mice to serve as
models for
human disease, such as heart
disease or cancer.
She works under the direct supervision
of Dr. Lamba to conduct research to develop strategies to restore vision in
mouse models generated to mimic
human retinal degeneration
diseases.
Numerous
mouse models have been
generated to examine the pathogenesis
of the
disease and to evaluate therapeutic approaches, but the most precise genetic reproductions
of the
human condition are the knock - in (KI)
mouse models which express the huntingtin mutation in the proper genetic and protein context on the murine gene.