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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID 		Mettl23em2Itwa
endonuclease-mediated mutation 2, Takeshi Iwata
MGI:7388494
Summary 2 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
 		Mettl23em2Itwa/Mettl23em2Itwa C57BL/6J-Mettl23em2Itwa/Itwa MGI:7388558
ht2
 		Mettl23em2Itwa/Mettl23+ C57BL/6J-Mettl23em2Itwa/Itwa MGI:7388557


Genotype
MGI:7388558
hm1
Allelic
Composition		 Mettl23em2Itwa/Mettl23em2Itwa
Genetic
Background		 C57BL/6J-Mettl23em2Itwa/Itwa
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Mouse lines carrying:
Mettl23em2Itwa mutation (0 available); any Mettl23 mutation (21 available)
♀ phenotype observed in females
♂ phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
vision/eye phenotype ( J:330971 )
• mice exhibit normal intraocular pressure
retina ganglion cell degeneration ( J:330971 )
• significant at 6 months of age
optic nerve atrophy ( J:330971 )
• severe at 2 months of age
thin retina ganglion layer ( J:330971 )
• reduced ganglion cell complexes at 2 and 6 months of age with progressive axonal loss
abnormal rod electrophysiology ( J:330971 )
• reduced pSTR amplitudes of scotopic ERG at 6 months of age

nervous system
retina ganglion cell degeneration ( J:330971 )
• significant at 6 months of age
optic nerve atrophy ( J:330971 )
• severe at 2 months of age

Mouse Models of Human Disease
 DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
glaucoma DOID:1686 J:330971




Genotype
MGI:7388557
ht2
Allelic
Composition		 Mettl23em2Itwa/Mettl23+
Genetic
Background		 C57BL/6J-Mettl23em2Itwa/Itwa
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Mettl23em2Itwa mutation (0 available); any Mettl23 mutation (21 available)
♀ phenotype observed in females
♂ phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
retina ganglion cell degeneration ( J:330971 )
• significant at 6 months of age
optic nerve atrophy ( J:330971 )
• severe at 2 months of age

vision/eye
vision/eye phenotype ( J:330971 )
• mice exhibit normal intraocular pressure
retina ganglion cell degeneration ( J:330971 )
• significant at 6 months of age
optic nerve atrophy ( J:330971 )
• severe at 2 months of age
thin retina ganglion layer ( J:330971 )
• reduced ganglion cell complexes at 2 and 6 months of age with progressive axonal loss
abnormal rod electrophysiology ( J:330971 )
• reduced pSTR amplitudes of scotopic ERG at 6 months of age

Mouse Models of Human Disease
 DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
glaucoma DOID:1686 J:330971




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