mortality/aging
• mice have reduced lifespans relative to wild-type; mice start to die at 21 weeks of age
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growth/size/body
• symptomatic mice are visibly smaller than normal littermates at 6.5 months
(J:130775)
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weight loss
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J:130775
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behavior/neurological
• symptomatic mice can be distinguished from normal littermates at 6.5 months of age by poorly groomed appearance
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• displayed by some mice
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• onset of progressive motor impairment is 7 weeks of age
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• mice show better initial performance relative to the other transgenic lines, then show a steady decline in performance
(J:130775)
• decreased rotarod performance
(J:221703)
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• some mice exhibit spontaneous seizures
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nervous system
• some mice exhibit spontaneous seizures
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• TBP-71Q is relatively diffuse in neuronal nuclei in the brain
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• degenerating Purkinje cells are evident in cerebellum
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• loss or disruption of calbindin-positive neurites in cerebellar molecular layer is observed in mutants
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• degenerating axons are evident in cerebellum; axons with reduced internal space surrounded by a distorted or thickened myelin sheath, presence of myelin ovoids, or vacuolated axons without distinguishable organelles or disintegrating myelin sheaths are indicative of more severe degeneration
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 | DOID:0050967 |
OMIM:607136 |
J:130775 |