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Gene Targeting into the 21 st Century: Mouse Models of Human Disease from Cancer to<br />

Neuropsychiatric Disorders<br />

Mario Capecchi<br />

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA<br />

Gene targeting allows the designed modification of any gene in the mouse genome. Since<br />

genes impact all biological phenomena this methodology can be used to study any biological<br />

phenomena common to mammals in the mouse. We are using it to model human disease in<br />

the mouse. The models can be used to analyze the pathology of the disease at a level not<br />

feasible in humans <strong>and</strong> as a platform for the development of new therapeutic protocols. I will<br />

discuss modeling of a human cancer, synovial sarcoma, <strong>and</strong> a neuropsychiatric disorder,<br />

obsessive compulsive (OCD) spectrum disorder in the mouse. The former provides insight<br />

into the molecular biology of cancer. The latter provides the unexpected conclusion that<br />

microglia derived from bone marrow may be controlling behavior.<br />

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