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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:4355231
Allelic
Composition
Apoetm3(APOE*4)Mae/Apoetm3(APOE*4)Mae
Ldlrtm1(LDLR)Mae/Ldlr+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Apoetm3(APOE*4)Mae mutation (3 available); any Apoe mutation (163 available)
Ldlrtm1(LDLR)Mae mutation (2 available); any Ldlr mutation (79 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
homeostasis/metabolism
• significant plaque development on a high fat diet relative to Apoetm2(APOE*3)Mae mice who show very little plaque development
• significantly lower lipid levels on a normal fat diet
• greater increase in total cholesterol when fed a high fat diet than seen in Apoetm2(APOE*3)Mae mice
• very high total cholesterol to triglyceride ratio on a high fat diet
• increased number of non-HDL particles
• plasma cholesterol decrease over time relative to mice lacking Ldlrtm1(LDLR)Mae
• higher triglyceride levels in females on a normal fat diet

nervous system
• significant plaque development on a high fat diet relative to Apoetm2(APOE*3)Mae mice who show very little plaque development


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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
03/18/2025
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory