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Symbol
Name
ID
Scn4a
sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha
MGI:98250
Phenotype annotations related to muscle
*Aspects of the system are reported to show a normal phenotype.
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Facial muscle hypertrophy
Weakness of facial musculature
Congenital finger flexion contractures
Achilles tendon contracture
Hip contracture
Scapular winging
Limb muscle weakness
Proximal muscle weakness in lower limbs
Elbow flexion contracture
Flexion contracture
Limb joint contracture
Shoulder flexion contracture
Hypertonia
Hypotonia
Generalized hypotonia
Neonatal hypotonia
EMG abnormality
EMG: decremental response of compound muscle action potential to repetitive nerve stimulation
EMG: myopathic abnormalities
Easy fatigability
Frequent falls
Muscle stiffness
Muscle weakness
Axial muscle weakness
Cold paresis
Fatigable weakness
Generalized muscle weakness
Episodic flaccid weakness
Gowers sign
Myotonia
Cold-sensitive myotonia
Handgrip myotonia
Myotonia of the face
Myotonia of the jaw
Myotonia of the upper limb
Paradoxical myotonia
Percussion myotonia
Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter
Centrally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers
Ragged-red muscle fibers
Hypoplasia of the musculature
Skeletal muscle atrophy
Generalized amyotrophy
Skeletal muscle hypertrophy
Myopathy
Disease(s) Associated with SCN4A
congenital myasthenic syndrome 16
congenital myopathy 22A
congenital myopathy 22B
hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg

Mouse Phenotypes
muscle phenotype
abnormal muscle morphology
abnormal muscle fiber morphology
abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology
increased skeletal muscle fiber size
increased variability of skeletal muscle fiber size
centrally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers
skeletal muscle atrophy
abnormal muscle physiology
abnormal muscle contractility
impaired skeletal muscle contractility
abnormal muscle electrophysiology
impaired muscle relaxation
increased muscle relaxation
increased muscle fatigability
muscle twitch
muscle weakness
myopathy
Availability Mouse Genotype
Scn4am1Aaa/Scn4am1Aaa *
Scn4atm1.1Cann/Scn4atm1.1Cann
Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
Scn4am1Aaa/Scn4a+
Scn4am1Aaa/Scn4atm1.1Ljh *
Scn4atm1.1Cann/Scn4a+
Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+

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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
05/07/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory