Abstract:The Patient Derived Xenograft (PDX) Program at The Jackson Laboratory have as its focus, the development of quality surrogates of primary human tumors for the research community, the construction and optimization of murine hosts for human tumor xenografts, and the conduct of research into cancer biology using these PDX models. Begun in 2010, the PDX Program is based on the foundational murine host, the NOD-scid IL2rgnull or NSG (NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid IL2rgtm1wjl/SzJIL2rgtm1wjl) mouse, which lacks T, B, and NK cells… Show more
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