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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:8221783
Allelic
Composition
Col7a1em5Kepa/Col7a1+
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Col7a1em5Kepa
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Mouse lines carrying:
Col7a1em5Kepa mutation (0 available); any Col7a1 mutation (106 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
integument
• mice start to lose nails by 12 weeks of age
• 12-week-old back skin shows possible minor disruption of anchoring fibrils within the basement layer
• skin shows a slightly thicker collagen VII layer
• at P1, mice exhibit blisters on the paws and around the mouth, which disappear by P7
• blisters re-appear around the digits from approximately 5 to 10 weeks of age
• 12-week-old skin shows presence of microscopic blisters at the dermal-epidermal junction
• mice show an intermediate penetrance of blisters between the level seen in Col7a1em4Kepa and Col7a1em5Kepa mice

growth/size/body
N
• mice exhibit normal weight gain during development

mortality/aging
N
• no signs of increased mortality even up to 6 months of age are seen

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
autosomal dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa DOID:0080224 OMIM:131750
J:342863


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last database update
07/22/2025
MGI 6.24
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