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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:5515892
Allelic
Composition
Pmp22Tr-2J/Pmp22+
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Pmp22Tr-2J/GrsrJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Pmp22Tr-2J mutation (1 available); any Pmp22 mutation (33 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• rapid tremor with an onset of approximately 3 weeks of age
• reduced ability to organize the hind limb movements results in a wobbly, unsteady gait
• unsteady, wobbly gait
• spasticity in the muscles of the lower back and limbs

nervous system
• assessment at 5 weeks of age shows severe myelin deficiency in the peripheral nerves and at 16 weeks of age peripheral nerves show hypertrophy and very little myelin

reproductive system
• only two of six heterozygous males reproduced

hearing/vestibular/ear
• three of seven heterozgyotes assessed before 45 days of age show elevated auditory brainstem response
• partial hearing impairment found by elevated ABR thresholds in three of seven heterozygotes
• complete deafness in one of seven heterozygotes assessed by ABR

limbs/digits/tail
N
• no indication of pes cavovarus

mortality/aging
N
• no premature death noted

vision/eye
N
• three heterozygotes displayed no abnormalities by ophthalmoscopy


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last database update
11/12/2024
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory