behavior/neurological
• impaired motor function is less severe than in Pmp22Tr-1H or Pmp22Tr-2H heterozygotes
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• when suspended by their tails mice exhibit repeated extension and flexion of their hindlimbs unlike wild-type mice
• in a hanging wire test mice fail to grasp with hindlimbs and fall unlike wild-type mice
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abnormal gait
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J:79382
)
nervous system
• Schwann cell numbers are increased compared to in wild-type mice but not as severely as in Pmp22Tr-1H or Pmp22Tr-2H heterozygotes
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• mice exhibit axonal atrophy
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demyelination
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J:79382
)