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A new spontaneous mutation in the mouse Ames waltzer gene, Pcdh15.
Hearing research - 1 Jun 2003
Hampton Lori L, Wright Charles G, Alagramam Kumar N, Battey James F, Noben-Trauth Konrad
Abstract excerpt
A recessive deafness mutation in the mouse arose spontaneously and was identified in a colony segregating a null allele of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (Grpr) locus. Auditory-evoked brain stem response measurements revealed deafness in 7-week-old affected mice. By linkage analyses, the mutant phenotype was mapped near marker D10Mit186 and the protocadherin gene Pcdh15. As shown by complementation...
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