A loxP-flanked exon 17 containing an arginine to tryptophan mutation at amino acid 649 and a neomycin selection cassette flanked by FRT sites replaced exon 17. Flp-mediated recombination removed the selection cassette, leaving a mutated exon 17 floxed. The R649W missense mutation is the most common mutation in SHORT syndrome affected individuals. (J:234657)