Mice that are heterozygous for the targeted allele are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Homozygous null mice have an embryonic and perinatal lethal phenotype, most develop past embryonic day 14.5 with two thirds dying at birth and almost all not surviving beyond 48 hours after birth. Homozygous mutant newborn mice display a range of left-right axis defects such as visceral situs inversus, right pulmonary isomerism and cardiac anomalies including abnormal positioning of the aorta and pulmonary artery, and septal defects. Spleen and lungs were malformed in some homozygotes. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that may be useful in studies of situs inversus.

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These <i> Gdf1</i> knock-out mice exhibit an embryonic and perinatal lethal phenotype and newborn mice display a range of left-right axis defects.



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