muscle
• however, mice do not develop muscle weakness or wasting by 6 months of age
• mice exhibit a moderate increase in central nuclei, atrophic fibers and ring fibers
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• myotonia is observed as early as 4 weeks of age when muscle histology is normal
• mice exhibit abnormal hindlimb posture when they initiate movement after long periods of inactivity or when they are suspended by their tails
• 2 of 2 mice display myotonia
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
myotonic dystrophy type 1 | DOID:11722 |
OMIM:160900 |
J:64493 |