Phenotypes associated with this allele
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Find Mice |
Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Elovl4tm1Sie mutation
(0 available);
any
Elovl4 mutation
(35 available)
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mortality/aging
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• none found at weaning or among dead pups genotyped within 2 or 3 days of birth suggesting that no homozygotes are born
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Allelic Composition |
Elovl4tm1Sie/Elovl4+
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Genetic Background |
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 |
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Find Mice |
Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Elovl4tm1Sie mutation
(0 available);
any
Elovl4 mutation
(35 available)
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reproductive system
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• breed poorly
• the line failed to propagate after a few backcrosses to C57BL/6
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vision/eye
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• only slight differences are detected compared to wild-type retinas
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• scattered areas of apoptotic photoreceptor nuclei are seen in older mice
• however, no significant reduction in electroretinogram responses are detected at 17 - 19 months of age
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• rod outer segments are 20 +/- 18% shorter than in wild-type and in older mice the rod outer segments are less tightly packed
• age-related changes in the rod outer segments (irregular gaps between stacks of discs, disoriented discs, and membranous whorls) are more extensive and severe compared to wild-type mice
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nervous system
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• rod outer segments are 20 +/- 18% shorter than in wild-type and in older mice the rod outer segments are less tightly packed
• age-related changes in the rod outer segments (irregular gaps between stacks of discs, disoriented discs, and membranous whorls) are more extensive and severe compared to wild-type mice
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