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The splotch-delayed (Spd) mouse mutant carries a point mutation within the paired box of the Pax-3 gene.
Genomics - 1 Aug 1993
Vogan K J, Epstein D J, Trasler D G, Gros P
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The splotch (Sp) mouse mutant displays defects in neural crest cell migration and neural tube closure and serves as a model for the study of spina bifida, exencephaly, and Waardenburg syndrome type I in humans. Recently, we have described alterations in the Pax-3 gene for the radiation-induced Spr and Sp2H alleles and for the original, spontaneously arising Sp allele. Another allele that arose spontaneously at...
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