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Symbol
Name
ID
Des
desmin
MGI:94885
Phenotype annotations related to muscle
*Aspects of the system are reported to show a normal phenotype.
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Weakness of facial musculature
Facial palsy
Peroneal muscle atrophy
Foot dorsiflexor weakness
Shoulder girdle muscle atrophy
EMG: myopathic abnormalities
Bulbar palsy
Distal muscle weakness
Neck muscle weakness
Late-onset proximal muscle weakness
Scapuloperoneal weakness
Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness
Z-band streaming
Rimmed vacuoles
Disease(s) Associated with DES
myofibrillar myopathy 1
neurogenic scapuloperoneal syndrome Kaeser type

Mouse Phenotypes
muscle phenotype
abnormal vascular smooth muscle morphology
abnormal myocardium layer morphology
abnormal myocardial fiber morphology
abnormal intercalated disk morphology
decreased myocardial fiber number
increased myocardial fiber size
myocardial fiber degeneration
abnormal ventricle papillary muscle morphology
disorganized myocardium
myocardium necrosis
thin myocardium
dilated cardiomyopathy
decreased cardiac muscle contractility
decreased ventricle muscle contractility
abnormal cardiac muscle relaxation
cardiomyopathy
abnormal skeletal muscle fiber mitochondrial morphology
skeletal muscle fiber necrosis
abnormal soleus morphology
abnormal Z line morphology
abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology
skeletal muscle fiber atrophy
increased skeletal muscle fiber size
increased variability of skeletal muscle fiber size
centrally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers
decreased skeletal muscle fiber number
skeletal muscle fiber degeneration
abnormal skeletal muscle morphology
abnormal diaphragm morphology
thin diaphragm muscle
skeletal muscle degeneration
skeletal muscle endomysial fibrosis
abnormal smooth muscle morphology
dystrophic muscle
muscle degeneration
impaired skeletal muscle contractility
progressive muscle weakness
myopathy
Availability Mouse Genotype
Destm1.1Ccrs/Destm1.1Ccrs
Destm1Cap/Destm1Cap
Destm1Cba/Destm1Cba
Destm1Ltho/Destm1Ltho
Destm1.1Ccrs/Des+ *
Tg(Myh6-Des*)641Rbns/0

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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