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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:3510831
Allelic
Composition
Pax3tm1Mrc/Pax3+
Pax7tm1(cre)Mrc/Pax7+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Pax3tm1Mrc mutation (1 available); any Pax3 mutation (50 available)
Pax7tm1(cre)Mrc mutation (2 available); any Pax7 mutation (37 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• because of breathing difficulties few mutants survive beyond 3.5 months of age

neoplasm
N
• no alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas are detected

craniofacial
• agenesis of the rostral premaxilla is seen
• hypoplasia of the lacrimal bone is seen
• a narrowed nose is seen
• the nasal turbinates are underdeveloped

growth/size/body
• a narrowed nose is seen
• the nasal turbinates are underdeveloped
• at 3 weeks of age mutants weigh less than one-third of wild-type littermates
• severe growth retardation is seen by 3 weeks of age

muscle
• myofiber diameter is reduced
• muscle mass is reduced
• the number of satellite cells is reduced
• myofiber density is increased

respiratory system
• a narrowed nose is seen
• the nasal turbinates are underdeveloped

skeleton
• agenesis of the rostral premaxilla is seen
• hypoplasia of the lacrimal bone is seen
• the nasal turbinates are underdeveloped


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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
03/25/2025
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory