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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:5491041
Allelic
Composition
Mecp2tm1.1Bird/Y
Tg(MECP2*G273X/GFP)AHzo/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * FVB
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Mouse lines carrying:
Mecp2tm1.1Bird mutation (1 available); any Mecp2 mutation (38 available)
Tg(MECP2*G273X/GFP)AHzo mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• median lifespan of 201 days

growth/size/body
• begin to gain weight at 12 weeks of age reaching a maximum weight by 17 weeks of age

nervous system
• brain weight peaks at 7 weeks (1 week earlier than in controls) but does not decline unlike in mutant mice not carrying the transgene
• brain weight peaks at 7 weeks (1 week earlier than in controls) but does not decline unlike in mutant mice not carrying the transgene
• decrease in the number of ATRX containing foci at 9 weeks of age, later than in mutant mice not carrying the transgene
• decrease in the number of ATRX containing foci at 9 weeks of age, later than in mutant mice not carrying the transgene

behavior/neurological
• at all ages tested and severity increases with age
• severity is reduced compared to mutant mice not carrying the transgene
• at all ages tested and severity increases with age
• severity is reduced compared to mutant mice not carrying the transgene

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Rett syndrome DOID:1206 OMIM:312750
OMIM:613454
J:194039


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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory