nervous system
• mice exhibit a shift in axonal size distribution towards small axons compared to in wild-type mice
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• mice exhibit abnormal integrity of nodes of Ranvier resulting in large nodal gaps compared to in wild-type mice
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• progressive peripheral neuropathy
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• peripheral nerves are hypomyelinated compared to controls, especially large caliber nerves such as the sciatic nerve; semithin sections of sciatic nerves isolated from animals 10 (P10), 23 (P23), 56 (P56), and 365 (P365) days old revealed obvious hypomyelination at P56 and at P365
• however, myelination of optic nerve axons is normal, suggesting a PNS-specific demyelinating defect
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• beginning at 4 weeks and slowly worsening with age, mice exhibit reduced motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity compared with wild-type mice
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behavior/neurological
• with clenched toes
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skeleton
N |
• mice have normal skeletal structures
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C | DOID:0110183 |
OMIM:601596 |
J:153705 |