The transgene consists of a human COL2A1 minigene deleted for introns 15-27. The minigene lacks 291 out of 1523 codons and produces an in-frame transcript. Western blot analysis of chondrocyte extracts from transgenic animals confirmed expression of a shortened human protein. (J:31511)
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cx: complex: > 1 genome feature ot: other: hemizygous, indeterminate,... (F): Female
(M): Male
N: normal phenotype
(#): related diseases count