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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:3619460
Allelic
Composition
Fbn1tm2Rmz/Fbn1tm2Rmz
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Fbn1tm2Rmz mutation (1 available); any Fbn1 mutation (171 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Clinical view of wild-type and Fbn1tm2Rmz/Fbn1tm2Rmz littermates

mortality/aging
• mice die at an average age of 3.8 +/- 3.4 months (J:54081)
• mice die within 6-9 months of life due to aortic rupture (J:91815)

cardiovascular system
• loss of structural integrity of vessel wall
• newborns exhibit normal vasculature however with age develop late-onset vascular disease
• 12 of 20 exhibit adventitia hyperplasia with inflammation
• 6 of 20 exhibit intimal hyperplasia
• 9 of 20 exhibit medial necrosis and vasculitis
• 8 of 20 exhibit medial calcification
• calcification of intact elastic lamellae in the aorta is seen as early as 6 weeks of age
• calcified segments increase in frequency and coalesce over time
• in the most advanced aneurysms, an infiltrate of macrophages is found at the adventitial surface with extension into an obliterated tunica media
• hemomediastinum
• 9 of 20 exhibit medial aorta vasculitis

respiratory system
• peribronchial inflammation by 6 months of age
• impaired alveolar septation at 2 weeks of age
• immunostaining for active TGF-beta (a potential physiologic inhibitor of alveolar septation) is enhanced at 2 weeks of age
• significant airspace dilatation by 6 months of age
• by 6 months of age, airspace dilatation is associated with destructive changes, peribronchial inflammation, and increased expression of matrix metalloproteases, indicating emphysema
• mice with kyphosis and diaphragmatic hernia exhibit respiratory distress

skeleton
• long bones are at most 10% longer than in wild-type
• dramatic overgrowth of the ribs

growth/size/body
• increase in dorsal-ventral diameter of the chest because of overgrowth of the ribs

immune system
• 9 of 20 exhibit medial aorta vasculitis
• peribronchial inflammation by 6 months of age

muscle
• half of mice with severe kyphosis exhibit diaphragmatic hernia with thoracic migration of abdominal contents and respiratory distress

homeostasis/metabolism

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Marfan syndrome DOID:14323 OMIM:154700
J:54081


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last database update
03/19/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory