ORNL Mice Helping Researchers Isolate, Identify Causes...( aborators to trace the mouse gene in an...)

aborators to trace the mouse gene in an effort to learn the cause of the human disease. Justice and colleagues identified the disease gene in mice and used the mouse gene to identify the human gene. This information has led to the discovery of the cause of clinical symptoms in humans.

Because of the genetic similarity between mice and humans, researchers hope to gain a better understanding of the development of certain human cancers, to earlier diagnoses and to better treatment strategies.

This research was funded by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society.

ORNL, one of DOE's multiprogram research facilities, is managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. You may read other press releases from Oak Ridge National Laboratory or learn more about the lab if you have access to the Internet. You can find our information on the World Wide Web at http://www.ornl.gov

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Contact: Ron Walli
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423-576-0226
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
7-Jan-1997

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