title: The Mouse Tumor Biology Database: integrated access to mouse cancer biology data.
abstract: Mice have long been used as models for the study of human cancer. The National Cancer Institute has included among its research areas of extraordinary opportunity the development of new mouse genetic models of human cancer and the exploration of cancer imaging as a research tool. Because of the volume and interconnectedness of relevant data, the creation and maintenance of bioinformatics resources of mouse tumor biology is necessary to facilitate current and future cancer research. The Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB) Database provides electronic access to data generated through the study of spontaneous and induced tumors in genetically defined mice (inbred, hybrid, spontaneous and induced mutant, and genetically engineered strains of mice).
authors.affiliation: The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. dmk@informatics.jax.org
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krupke
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Näf
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Allio
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mikaelian
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sundberg
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bult
authors.forename: Janan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eppig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*