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Symbol
Name
ID
Bmp4
bone morphogenetic protein 4
MGI:88180
Phenotype annotations related to hearing/vestibular/ear
*Aspects of the system are reported to show a normal phenotype.
!Indicates phenotype varies with strain background.
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Uplifted earlobe
Low-set ears
Posteriorly rotated ears
Macrotia
Protruding ear
Sensorineural hearing impairment
Hearing impairment
Disease(s) Associated with BMP4
syndromic microphthalmia 6

Mouse Phenotypes
hearing/vestibular/ear phenotype
abnormal vestibulocollic reflex
absent outer ear
abnormal ear development
abnormal inner ear morphology
abnormal scala media morphology
abnormal organ of Corti morphology
decreased vestibular hair cell stereocilia number
abnormal semicircular canal morphology
abnormal lateral semicircular canal morphology
absent lateral semicircular canal
decreased lateral semicircular canal size
abnormal semicircular canal ampulla morphology
absent semicircular canals
abnormal utricle morphology
abnormal vestibular saccule morphology
abnormal endolymphatic duct morphology
increased or absent threshold for auditory brainstem response
impaired hearing
Availability Mouse Genotype
Bmp4tm1Blh/Bmp4+ * !
Bmp4tm1Blh/Bmp4tm4Blh
Bmp4tm1Blh/Bmp4tm4Blh
Foxg1tm1(cre)Skm/Foxg1+  (conditional)
Bmp4tm1Blh/Bmp4tm4Blh
Tg(Pax2-cre)1Dje/0  (conditional)
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Tg(CAG-Bmp4,-EGFP)1Ypc/0  (conditional)

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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
04/30/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory