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    It is not the case that Animal models in biomedical research are at best hypothetical analogue models (HAMs) and not causal analogue models (CAMs), and therefore cannot be reliably used for extrapolation to humans.

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    • 1.For a model to qualify as a causal analogue model (CAM), there must be no causally relevant disanalogies between the model and the target population.
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    • 2.Animal models almost always exhibit causally relevant disanalogies with human populations.
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    • 3.A model that is not a CAM can only serve heuristically, as a source of hypotheses requiring further testing on the target population.
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