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Symbol
Name
ID
Twist2
twist basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 2
MGI:104685
Phenotype annotations related to integument
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Low anterior hairline
Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the eyebrow
Absent eyebrow
Sparse eyebrow
Sparse or absent eyelashes
Absent eyelashes
Sparse eyelashes
Absent lanugo
Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the nipples
Absent nipple
Hypoplastic nipples
Inverted nipples
Breast aplasia
Breast hypoplasia
Abnormal hair pattern
Generalized hirsutism
Hypertrichosis
Sparse hair
Fine hair
Hypoplastic fingernail
Redundant skin
Excessive wrinkled skin
Hyperextensible skin
Abnormality of skin pigmentation
Dermal translucency
Dry skin
Premature skin wrinkling
Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the skin
Dermal atrophy
Thin skin
Prominent digit pad
Disease(s) Associated with TWIST2
ablepharon macrostomia syndrome
Barber-Say syndrome

Mouse Phenotypes
absent subcutaneous adipose tissue
decreased subcutaneous adipose tissue amount
absent Meibomian glands
Meibomian gland hypoplasia
abnormal skin adnexa morphology
abnormal hair growth
alopecia
loss of eyelid cilia
sparse hair
abnormal hair follicle morphology
decreased hair follicle number
abnormal dermal layer morphology
thin dermal layer
hyperkeratosis
epidermal atrophy
skin lesions
thin skin
Availability Mouse Genotype
Twist2tm1(cre)Dor/Twist2tm1(cre)Dor

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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
04/23/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory