Primary Identifier | MGI:88291 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | Mgi Type | heritable phenotypic marker |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Used to study cleidocranial dysplasia. PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutation of this gene results in embryonic lethality. Heterozygotes show homology to cleidocranial dysplasia, a skeletal disorder in man. It causes partial or complete failure of ossification of clavicles, symphysis pubis, and cranial fontanelles. [provided by MGI curators] |