epi
Spontaneous Allele Detail

Summary

• Symbol: epi
• Name: exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
• MGI ID: MGI:1856860
• Gene: epi Location: unknown
• Alliance: epi page

Mutation origin

• Strain of Origin: CBA/J

Mutation description

• Allele Type: Spontaneous
• Inheritance: Other (see notes)

Expression

In Structures Affected by this Mutation:

4 anatomical structure(s)

Find Mice (IMSR)

• Mouse strains and cell lines available from the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
• Carrying this Mutation: Mouse Strains: 0 strains available Cell Lines: 0 lines available
• Carrying any epi Mutation: 0 strains or lines available

Notes

This condition was found in the CBA/J strain in 1972 and said to be recessive based on incidence of affected mice within families (J:27487). Actual genetic tests failed to confirm the hypothesis of a single recessive mutation (J:5421,J5751,J:5832).

References

• Original: J:27487 Pivetta OH, et al., Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (epi). Mouse News Lett. 1973;49:32
• All: 5 reference(s)