Abstract
Inbred strains of mice show various susceptibilities to spontaneous and chemical-induced lung tumorigenesis. Genetic analyses have revealed that lung tumor susceptibilities of inbred mouse strains are governed by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) located on multiple chromosomes. A major lung tumor resistance QTL, designated pulmonary adenoma resistance 2 (Par2), was mapped to the mouse chromosome 18 independently by several groups and accounted for up to 60% phenotype variance between the susceptible A/J and more resistant BALB/c strains. The authors recently conducted studies to positionally clone the Par2 gene. This review summarizes the effort and progress towards the identification of Par2 candidates.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-204 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Experimental Lung Research |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- Congenic mice
- DNA polymerase iota
- Linkage mapping
- Mouse lung tumor susceptibility
- Par2
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Clinical Biochemistry