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Symbol
Name
ID
Nefl
neurofilament, light polypeptide
MGI:97313
Phenotype annotations related to nervous system
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Facial palsy
Decreased/absent ankle reflexes
Dysphagia
Optic nerve hypoplasia
Spasticity
Difficulty walking
Frequent falls
Fatigable weakness of bulbar muscles
Fatigable weakness of swallowing muscles
Fatigable weakness of respiratory muscles
Decreased number of peripheral myelinated nerve fibers
Decreased number of large peripheral myelinated nerve fibers
Onion bulb formation
Segmental peripheral demyelination/remyelination
Myelin outfoldings
Demyelinating motor neuropathy
Demyelinating sensory neuropathy
Mixed demyelinating and axonal polyneuropathy
Motor neuron atrophy
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Clusters of axonal regeneration
Peripheral axonal neuropathy
Cervical spinal cord atrophy
Neurodegeneration
Ataxia
Gait ataxia
Limb ataxia
Fasciculations
Tremor
Hand tremor
Head tremor
Paralysis
Babinski sign
Absent brainstem auditory responses
Abnormal motor evoked potentials
Decreased motor nerve conduction velocity
Decreased nerve conduction velocity
Decreased distal sensory nerve action potential
Dysarthria
Language impairment
Depression
Emotional lability
Anxiety
Atypical behavior
Agitation
Restless legs
Cognitive impairment
Frontotemporal dementia
Sleep abnormality
Hyperreflexia
Jaw hyperreflexia
Areflexia
Hyporeflexia
Gait disturbance
Falls
Inability to walk
Steppage gait
Unsteady gait
Waddling gait
Global developmental delay
Motor delay
Peripheral neuropathy
Sensorimotor neuropathy
Somatic sensory dysfunction
Impaired pain sensation
Paresthesia
Distal sensory impairment
Impaired proprioception
Impaired vibratory sensation
Impaired distal vibration sensation
Positive Romberg sign
Disease(s) Associated with NEFL
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease dominant intermediate G
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1F
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E

Mouse Phenotypes
abnormal pons morphology
abnormal cerebral cortex morphology
abnormal cerebellum morphology
abnormal axon morphology
abnormal dorsal root ganglion morphology
abnormal sciatic nerve morphology
abnormal ventral spinal root morphology
abnormal spinal cord grey matter morphology
nervous system inclusion bodies
Availability Mouse Genotype
Nefltm1Jpj/Nefltm1Jpj
Nefltm2.1Liem/Nefl+

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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