Hemolytic anemia in the mouse. Report of a new mutation and clarification of its genetics.

Authors

A E. Unger
M J. Harris
S E. Bernstein
J C. Falcone
S E. Lux

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1983

Keywords

Anemia-Hemolytic-Congenital: bl, fg, Animal, Comparative-Study, Genes-Recessive, Mice, Mice-Inbred-Strains, Mutation, Rodent-Diseases: fg, Spectrin: ge, SUPPORT-NON-U-S-GOVT, SUPPORT-U-S-GOVT-NON-P-H-S, SUPPORT-U-S-GOVT-P-H-S

First Page

88

Last Page

92

JAX Source

J-Hered. 1983 Mar-Apr; 74(2):88-92.

Grant

AM25305, HD00254, AM21836

Abstract

A new mutation causing spherocytic, hemolytic anemia has been discovered in the house mouse. It is inherited as a single autosomal recessive gene, allelic with both sph and ha, which, in turn, were shown to be allelic with each other. A revised nomenclature for the three apparent alleles is proposed: sph (formerly sph), sphha (formerly ha), and sph2Bc (the new mutation). Like the other murine hemolytic anemias, sph2Bc involves a defect in the red blood cell membrane protein, spectrin.

Recommended Citation

Unger AE, Harris MJ, Bernstein SE, Falcone JC, Lux SE. Hemolytic anemia in the mouse. Report of a new mutation and clarification of its genetics. J-Hered. 1983 Mar-Apr; 74(2):88-92.