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The NSG mouse (NOD scid gamma mouse) is a brand of immunodeficient laboratory mice, developed and marketed by Jackson Laboratory, which carries the strain NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ. NSG branded mice are among the most immunodeficient described to date. [1] NSG branded mice lack mature T cells, B cells, and natural killer (NK) cells. [2] NSG branded mice are also deficient in multiple cytokine signaling pathways, and they have many defects in innate immunity. [2] [3] The compound immunodeficiencies in NSG branded mice permit the engraftment of a wide range of primary human cells, and enable sophisticated modeling of many areas of human biology and disease. NSG branded mice were developed in the laboratory of Dr. Leonard Shultz at Jackson Laboratory, which owns the NSG trade mark.

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Notes

1. ^ Mouse Genome Informatics entry for Prkdcscid
2. ^ Mouse Genome Informatics entry for Il2rgtm1Wjl
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