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Symbol
Name
ID
Msx2
msh homeobox 2
MGI:97169
Phenotype annotations related to craniofacial
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Low anterior hairline
Scalp tenderness
Frontal bossing
Prominent occiput
Parietal foramina
Biparietal narrowing
Brachycephaly
Brachyturricephaly
Craniosynostosis
Coronal craniosynostosis
Bicoronal synostosis
Unicoronal synostosis
Left unicoronal synostosis
Right unicoronal synostosis
Lambdoidal craniosynostosis
Pansynostosis
Sagittal craniosynostosis
Dolichocephaly
Scaphocephaly
Trigonocephaly
Turricephaly
Oxycephaly
Micrognathia
Retrognathia
Hypoplasia of the maxilla
Malar flattening
Shallow orbits
Abnormal posterior cranial fossa morphology
Microcephaly
Macrocephaly
Metopic synostosis
Wormian bones
Wide anterior fontanel
Encephalocele
Occipital encephalocele
Congenital craniofacial dysostosis
Midface retrusion
Prominent forehead
Cleft upper lip
Cleft lip
Cleft soft palate
Cleft palate
High palate
Narrow palate
Supernumerary tooth
Dental malocclusion
Anteverted nares
Wide nasal ridge
Depressed nasal bridge
Downslanted palpebral fissures
Telecanthus
Disease(s) Associated with MSX2
craniosynostosis
parietal foramina

Mouse Phenotypes
abnormal neurocranium morphology
abnormal frontal bone morphology
frontal bone foramen
small interparietal bone
small supraoccipital bone
degenerate molars
ameloblast degeneration
abnormal enamel organ morphology
abnormal stellate reticulum morphology
abnormal stratum intermedium morphology
brittle teeth
malocclusion
ectopic cranial bone
big ears
Availability Mouse Genotype
Msx2tm1Rilm/Msx2tm1Rilm
Msx2tm1Rilm/Msx2+
Tg(CMV-Msx2*P7H)1Rem/0
Tg(Msx2)1Rem/0
Msx2tm1Rem/Msx2tm1Rem
Tg(Msx2-cre)5Rem/0  (conditional)

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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
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory