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Mouse models of human disease: An evolutionary perspective
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Perlman RL
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The use of mice as model organisms to study human biology is predicated on the
genetic and physiological similarities between the species. Nonetheless, mice and
humans have evolved in and become adapted to different environments and so,
despite their phylogenetic relatedness, they have become very different
organisms. Mice often respond to experimental interventions in ways that differ
strikingly from humans. Mice are invaluable for studying biological processes
that have been conserved during the evolution of the rodent and primate lineages
and for investigating the developmental mechanisms by which the conserved
mammalian genome gives rise to a variety of different species. Mice are less
reliable as models of human disease, however, because the networks linking genes
to disease are likely to differ between the two species. The use of mice in
biomedical research needs to take account of the evolved differences as well as
the similarities between mice and humans.