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lüll Genetic dissection of the mouse CNS using magnetic resonance microscopy Badea A; Johnson GA; Williams RWCurr Opin Neurol 2009[Aug]; 22 (4): 379-86PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Advances in magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) make it practical to map gene variants responsible for structural variation in brains of many species, including mice and humans. We review results of a systematic genetic analysis of MRM data using as a case study a family of well characterized lines of mice. RECENT ADVANCES: MRM has matured to the point that we can generate high contrast, high-resolution images even for species as small as a mouse, with a brain merely 1/3000th the size of humans. We generated 21.5-micron data sets for a diverse panel of BXD mouse strains to gauge the extent of genetic variation, and as a prelude to comprehensive genetic and genomic analyses. Here we review MRM capabilities and image segmentation methods; heritability of brain variation; covariation of the sizes of brain regions; and correlations between MRM and classical histological data sets. SUMMARY: The combination of high throughput MRM and genomics will improve our understanding of the genetic basis of structure-function correlations. Sophisticated mouse models will be critical in converting correlations into mechanisms and in determining genetic and epigenetic causes of differences in disease susceptibility.|Animals[MESH]|Brain Mapping/*methods[MESH]|Brain/*physiology[MESH]|Genomics/*methods[MESH]|Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods[MESH]|Mice[MESH]|Microscopy/*methods[MESH]|Models, Animal[MESH] |