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The juvenile alopecia mutation (jal) maps to mouse Chromosome 2, and is an allele of GATA binding protein 3 (Gata3).
BMC genetics - 9 May 2013
Ramirez Francisco, Feliciano Aaron M, Adkins Elisabeth B, Child Kevin M, Radden Legairre A, Salas Alexis, Vila-Santana Nelson, Horák José M, Hughes Samantha R, Spacek Damek V, King Thomas R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mice homozygous for the juvenile alopecia mutation (jal) display patches of hair loss that appear as soon as hair develops in the neonatal period and persist throughout life. Although a report initially describing this mouse variant suggested that jal maps to mouse Chromosome 13, our preliminary mapping analysis did not support that claim. RESULTS: To map jal to a particular mouse chromosome, we...
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