Article
Genetic variants of Tgfb1 act as context-dependent modifiers of mouse skin tumor susceptibility.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 May 2006
Mao Jian-Hua, Saunier Elise F, de Koning John P, McKinnon Margaret M, Higgins Mamie Nakijama, Nicklas Kathy, Yang Hai-Tao, Balmain Allan, Akhurst Rosemary J
Abstract excerpt
The human TGFB1 gene is polymorphic, and genetic variants are associated with altered cancer risk. However, human genetic association studies have had variable outcomes because TGFbeta1 action is context-dependent. We used the murine skin model of chemical carcinogenesis in genetic linkage analysis of three independent Mus musculus NIH/Ola x (Mus spretus x M. musculus NIH/Ola)F1 backcrosses, to identify a skin...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Crosses, Genetic
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Homozygote
- Mice
- Polymorphism, Genetic
