vision/eye
• increased amounts of alphaA-crystallin and alphaB-crystallin in the lens-insoluble fractions
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• a rapid onset of cataract that stabilized between 8 and 12 weeks
• stage 3 and 4 lens opacities were observed in 5- and 16-week-old homozygous mice
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• severe in the nuclear region of the lens in newborn mice
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small lens
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J:132296
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• weight of eyes are 60-70% less than wild-type and heterozygous littermates which was mainly due to the decrease in lens weight
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• severe microphthalmia
• weight of eyes are 60-70% less than wild-type and heterozygous littermates which was mainly due to the decrease in lens weight
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cellular
Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
cataract 9 multiple types | DOID:0110266 |
OMIM:604219 |
J:132296 |