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alp Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    alp
  • Name
    alopecia, recessive
  • Feature Type
    heritable phenotypic marker
  • IDs
    MGI:88000
    NCBI Gene: 11691
  • Alliance
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome Unknown
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    1 phenotype reference
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice with mutations in this gene show hair loss, decreased body weight and increased sensitivity to cold. There is high mortality. Mutant females are unable to nurse their young.
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-1287
References
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  • Summaries
    All 3
    Phenotypes 1
  • Earliest
    J:14855 Kobozieff N, et al., Influence de l'alopecie sur quelques caracteristiques biometriques de la souris. Ann Genet Sel Anim. 1970;2:111-17
  • Latest
    J:201223 Zhu D, et al., A protective role for FGF-23 in local defence against disrupted arterial wall integrity?. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2013 Jun 15;372(1-2):1-11

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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