Abstract
Mice with tail kinks and deformities in their lower extremities were observed in a litter of C.D2-Qa-2+N6F15 mice. A mutant line that exhibits this phenotype in 100% of its offspring was established by subsequent breeding. The abnormalities resembled to some degree those found in a human syndrome termed chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO). Accordingly, we name the new mutation chronic multifocal osteomyelitis (cmo). Breeding analysis showed that the defect was determined by a single autosomal recessive gene. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of progeny from a backcross between Mus musculus domesticus (CLA) and C.D2-Qa-2+- cmo cmo indicated that the cmo gene resides on mouse Chromosome 18.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 794-798 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Genomics |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:*Laboratory of Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; and t Guggenheim Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota 55901