•http://tumor.informatics.jax.org/

Studies of tumour development in mice are fundamental to cancer research and a wealth of information from this work has accumulated over the years. Founded in 1997 by The Jackson Laboratory, The Mouse Tumor Biology Database (MTB) brings together data from hundreds of mouse models, providing an essential resource for anyone interested in using mice to understand cancer.

The MTB contains data on inbred, hybrid and genetically engineered mouse strains that develop tumours. It also includes results from studies in which mice have been exposed to tumour-promoting conditions, including treatment with chemicals, growth factors and hormones, radiation exposure and viral infection. The information provided in the database includes details of organs and tissues affected, tumour frequency and latency data, associated genetic factors, tumour pathology images and relevant references. The database can be searched in several ways: by tumour type, for specific strains or for lines carrying genetic aberrations that affect a gene of interest.

Because of the sheer volume of data available, the MTB isn't yet fully up to date with the most recently published literature. However, the database already contains a huge amount of information and is regularly updated, with priority given to those studies that are relevant to the most prevalent forms of human cancer in the United States.