mortality/aging
• virtually all affected mice die between 3 and 4 weeks of age; an occasional mouse will reach adult age if routinely fed wet meal
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pigmentation
• only slightly diluted color compared with mice homozygous for Myo5d
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behavior/neurological
N |
• mice develop a severe neuromuscular disorder characterized by convulsions and opisthotonus
• abnormalities appear at about 20 days of age
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opisthotonus
(
J:13409
)
muscle
opisthotonus
(
J:13409
)
nervous system
integument
• only slightly diluted color compared with mice homozygous for Myo5d
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