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Phenotypic heterogeneity in the stargazin allelic series.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Aug 2003
Letts Verity A, Kang Myoung-Goo, Mahaffey Connie L, Beyer Barbara, Tenbrink Heather, Campbell Kevin P, Frankel Wayne N
Abstract excerpt
The stargazer mutant mouse is characterized by its ataxic gait, head tossing, and absence seizures. The mutation was identified in the gamma 2 subunit gene of the high voltage-dependent calcium channel, Cacng2. Subsequently, two allelic variants of stargazer have arisen, waggler and stargazer 3J. In this study, we have compared these new alleles to the original stargazer allele. All three mutations affect the...
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