To examine the tumor microenvironment in genetically-identical tumors from different mouse strains, we performed histological analysis for populations of innate and adaptive immune cells that play key roles in MPNST biology, including CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs), macrophages and mast cells in five tumors per genetic background (Supplementary Figure S1). Here, CD8A is linked to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.