vision/eye
• levels of sorbitol in the lens of 2 month old mice are very high (4.18 nmol/mg nmol/mg vs. 0.17 nmol/mg for wild-type)
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• 5% of mice develop cataracts around 6 months of age
• 13 months after birth, rate of cataract incidence increases
• by 17 months of age, 69% of mice have cataracts
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
cataract | DOID:83 |
OMIM:601371 OMIM:PS116200 |
J:142446 |