Our web location

Our well-known URI is: http://www.jax.org/phenome
This URI should be used when mentioning the Mouse Phenome Database.

Our purpose

The Mouse Phenome Database is a database of mouse strain characterizations, to facilitate the study and use of laboratory mice in research. Phenotype and genotype data presented on this web site are voluntarily contributed by researchers from a variety of institutions and settings, or in some cases retrieved by us from open public sources. There are currently 200+ investigators associated with MPD data. MPD goals include:
• to assist investigators in selecting mouse strains for experiments
• to provide a standardized platform for discovering genotype/phenotype relationships
• to provide a standardized collection of reference data on the laboratory mouse

Affiliation

MPD is the database and web site of the Mouse Phenome Project and is headquartered at The Jackson Laboratory, an organization that uses and promotes the mouse as a model organism for gaining understanding into human health problems (http://www.jax.org). The Mouse Phenome Project is a grant-supported research effort with 3 fulltime staff members. Although we work closely with The Jackson Laboratory's Mouse Genome Informatics group, we are a separate group in terms of funding, staffing, mission, scope, and implementation. Here's how to cite the MPD for publication purposes.

Phenotype data

• Number of phenotype projects: 97   List projects
• Number of phenotype measurements (traits) catalogued in MPD: 1842   Browse
• Number of measurements (traits) with data for both female and male: 1495
  Number of measurements with data for only one sex: 347
  (Sexes are segregated in all MPD analyses)
• Number of strain mean data points in MPD: 90455
• Number of individual animal data points in MPD: 552076
• Average number of strains tested per measurement: 20
• Above figures include all MPD-accessioned phenotype strain survey projects released to date.

Genotype data (SNPs)

• Overview
• Number of calls. Actual: ~321 million   Imputed: ~460 million
• 16 strains have been assayed at more than 8 million genomic locations. 72 strains have been assayed at more than 580 thousand locations. A mixture of actual and imputed data are available for 74 strains and 7.8 million locations. Lesser amounts of data are available for 125 inbred strains and strains in 7 RI panels.
• Number of available SNP data sets: 28   Overview

Mouse strains

• The 36 MPD priority strains
• Total number of strains having any phenotype or genotype data in MPD: 624   List strains

Usage statistics

• Average number of unique visitors per month: 6,800 (based on IP address)
• Average number of page hits per month: 58,000
• Approximate figures for the 12 months ending February 2009.

History / growth

• The MPD web site has been available since 2001. See also our News page and our Change log.