| Primary Identifier | MGI:1856548 | Allele Type | Spontaneous |
| Gene | Cacng2 | Inheritance Mode | Recessive |
| Strain of Origin | A/J | Is Recombinase | false |
| Is Wild Type | false |
| description | Phenotypic Similarity to Human Syndrome: Absence Epilepsy J:192431, J:155872, J: 226251. |
| molecularNote | The phenotype of the stargazer mouse has been attributed to an early transposon (ETn) insertion into intron 2 of the Cacng2 gene. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that in addition to aberrant transcripts generated by the insertion, some normally spliced mRNA was detected, suggesting that this mutation does not represent a complete null allele. |
