The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

Gary A. Churchill, David C. Airey, Hooman Allayee, Joe M. Angel, Alan D. Attie, Jackson Beatty, Willam D. Beavis, John K. Belknap, Beth Bennett, Wade Berrettini, Andre Bleich, Molly Bogue, Karl W. Broman, Kari J. Buck, Ed Buckler, Margit Burmeister, Elissa J. Chesler, James M. Cheverud, Steven Clapcote, Melloni N. CookRoger D. Cox, John C. Crabbe, Wim E. Crusio, Ariel Darvasi, Christian F. Deschepper, R. W. Doerge, Charles R. Farber, Jiri Forejt, Daniel Gaile, Steven J. Garlow, Hartmut Geiger, Howard Gershenfeld, Terry Gordon, Jing Gu, Weikuan Gu, Gerald de Haan, Nancy L. Hayes, Craig Heller, Heinz Himmelbauer, Robert Hitzemann, Kent Hunter, Hui Chen Hsu, Fuad A. Iraqi, Boris Ivandic, Howard J. Jacob, Ritsert C. Jansen, Bastien Llamas, David G. Morris, Robert W. Williams, Min Zhang

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Abstract

The goal of the Complex Trait Consortium is to promote the development of resources that can be used to understand, treat and ultimately prevent pervasive human diseases. Existing and proposed mouse resources that are optimized to study the actions of isolated genetic loci on a fixed background are less effective for studying intact polygenic networks and interactions among genes, environments, pathogens and other factors. The Collaborative Cross will provide a common reference panel specifically designed for the integrative analysis of complex systems and will change the way we approach human health and disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1133-1137
Number of pages5
JournalNature Genetics
Volume36
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

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