- Symbol
- Dmd
- Aliases
- dys; mdx; pke; Dp71; Dp427; DXSmh7; DXSmh9
- Name
- Dystrophin, muscular dystrophy
- Organism
- Mus musculus (AnAge)
- Observations
- Reduction in lifespan and displayed a progressively dystrophic muscle histopathology. Old mdx mice were also prone to develop muscle tumors that resembled the human form of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
- % change in max lifespan
- Maximum lifespan is 22% lower.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Average female lifespan is 17% lower; Average male lifespan is 19% lower.
- Lifespan Effect
- Decrease
- Genetic Manipulation
- Mutations
- Longevity Category
- Pro-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- GenAge model organism genes
- A homolog of this gene for Drosophila melanogaster is present as Dys
- Danio rerio
- dmd
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Dys
- Homo sapiens
- DMD
- Rattus norvegicus
- Dmd
- Mouse Genome Informatics
- Search
- Ensembl
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (13405)
- Homologues
- Search HomoloGene
- UniProt
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GenAge entry for Dmd (Mus musculus)