| abstract |
The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising mutations in the MCAR orphan nuclear hormone receptor gene such transgenic mice are useful as models for disease and for identifying agents that modulate gene expression and gene function, and as potential treatments for various disease states and disease conditions, in particular diseases of the spleen, thymus or lymph nodes. |