mortality/aging
• die in their third month of age, with no mice surviving past 17 weeks of age
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behavior/neurological
• develop neurological deficits at 2 months of age
• mutants often fail to generate offspring, but it is unclear if this is due to severe behavioral symptoms or infertility
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• wide-based hindlimbs
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• reduction in distance between each step
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• reduction in motor and exploratory activity
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nervous system
• numerous neuronal intranuclear inclusion bodies positive for ataxin-3 and ubiquitin are seen in all brain regions
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Machado-Joseph disease | DOID:1440 |
OMIM:109150 |
J:122993 |