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We have discovered a spontaneous and severe mutation that leads to partial or complete disruption of the lens and cataract in the RIIIS/J inbred strain of mice. The purpose of this study was to determine the mode of inheritance, specificity, and range of phenotypes using histological, ophthalmic, quantitative electron microscopic, and microarray-based methods. We also have fine-mapped the mutation, ldis1 (lens disrupter 1), and have evaluated positional candidate genes.
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