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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Progress and prospects in rat genetics: a community view |
Author: | Aitman, T. Critser, J. Cuppen, E. Dominiczak, A. Fernandez-Suarez, X. Flint, J. Gauguier, D. Geurts, A. Gould, M. Harris, P. Holmdahl, R. Hubner, N. Izsvák, Z. Jacob, H. Kuramoto, T. Kwitek, A. Marrone, A. Mashimo, T. Moreno, C. Mullins, J. et al. |
Citation: | Nature Genetics, 2008; 40(5):516-522 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1061-4036 1546-1718 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Timothy J Aitman... et al. |
Abstract: | The rat is an important system for modeling human disease. Four years ago, the rich 150-year history of rat research was transformed by the sequencing of the rat genome, ushering in an era of exceptional opportunity for identifying genes and pathways underlying disease phenotypes. Genome-wide association studies in human populations have recently provided a direct approach for finding robust genetic associations in common diseases, but identifying the precise genes and their mechanisms of action remains problematic. In the context of significant progress in rat genomic resources over the past decade, we outline achievements in rat gene discovery to date, show how these findings have been translated to human disease, and document an increasing pace of discovery of new disease genes, pathways and mechanisms. Finally, we present a set of principles that justify continuing and strengthening genetic studies in the rat model, and further development of genomic infrastructure for rat research. |
Keywords: | Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Humans Rats Genetic Diseases, Inborn Disease Models, Animal Chromosome Mapping Gene Targeting Genomics Genome |
Description: | This Perspective is supported by 257 members of the rat genetics and genomics community, of which Bastien Llamas is one, who are listed in Supplementary Table 1 online. The authors thank them for their support in the drafting of the manuscript. http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v40/n5/suppinfo/ng.147_S1.html |
Rights: | © 2008 Nature Publishing Group |
DOI: | 10.1038/ng.147 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.147 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute publications |
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