/ Mutations Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/essential-mouse-genes-could-guide-human-precision-medicine <p>About one-third of 1751 genes studied in the first comprehensive survey of the mouse genome are essential to life, according to research by an international collaboration including the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Mouse Biology Program. Mutations of these genes cause death at the embryo stage. Many of them have counterparts in the human genome, so understanding why these genes are so vital could help prioritize human genes for study.</p> September 14, 2016 - 3:03pm Andy Fell /news/essential-mouse-genes-could-guide-human-precision-medicine