Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-31-2021

Keywords

Mice, Animals, Reproducibility of Results, Animals, Laboratory, Genetic Engineering, Laboratories

JAX Source

Ilar j. 2021;62(3):337-42.

ISSN

1930-6180

PMID

35325131

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/ilar/ilac003

Abstract

ICLAS Laboratory Animal Quality Network (LAQN) programs currently consist of the Performance Evaluation Program (PEP), which focuses on microbial monitoring by and for laboratory animal diagnostic laboratories, and the Genetic Reference Monitoring Program (GENRef), which provides assay-ready reference DNA for genetic testing of mouse strains. Since 2008, PEP has grown to become a truly international program with participating laboratories in 5 continents. Launched in 2016, GENRef currently distributes DNA from 12 common inbred mouse strains for use in genetic monitoring of locally inbred colonies as well as for genetic testing of stocks, particularly genetically engineered stocks, of uncertain origins. GENRef has the capacity to include additional strains as well as additional species. PEP and GENRef provide the reagents at cost, as a resource to the international scientific community, in the interest of improving research quality in an environment of growing concern for research quality, rigor, and reproducibility.

Comments

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com

ILAR Journal, 2021, Vol. 62, No. 3, 337–342

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