CGC Bibliography Paper 5179

The worm in us - Caenorhabditis elegans as a model of human disease.

Baumeister R, Ge LM

Medline:

11906745

Citation:

Trends in Biotechnology 20: 147-148 2002

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

sel-12

Abstract:

In the post-genomic era, the identification and validation of potential human disease-causing or disease-associated genes are of major importance. Model organisms have an essential role in this process and might help to make these genes and their products amenable to pharmacological intervention.