Primary Identifier | MGI:88525 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 12968 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be a structural constituent of eye lens. Acts upstream of or within lens development in camera-type eye. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; eye; gonad; and gut gland. Used to study cataract. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cataract 4 multiple types and cataract 7. Orthologous to human CRYGD (crystallin gamma D). PHENOTYPE: Mutations in this gene produce severe, nuclear and zonular cataracts with microphthalmia. [provided by MGI curators] |