title: The Mouse Tumor Biology Database (MTB): a central electronic resource for locating and integrating mouse tumor pathology data.
abstract: The Mouse Tumor Biology Database (MTB) is designed to provide an electronic data storage, search, and analysis system for information on mouse models of human cancer. The MTB includes data on tumor frequency and latency, strain, germ line, and somatic genetics, pathologic notations, and photomicrographs. The MTB collects data from the primary literature, other public databases, and direct submissions from the scientific community. The MTB is a community resource that provides integrated access to mouse tumor data from different scientific research areas and facilitates integration of molecular, genetic, and pathologic data. Current status of MTB, search capabilities, data types, and future enhancements are described in this article.
authors.affiliation: The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1500, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Begley
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Krupke
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Neuhauser
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bult
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Eppig
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sundberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface