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ArticleJournal of anatomy2017

A staging system for correct phenotype interpretation of mouse embryos harvested on embryonic day 14 (E14.5).

Stefan H Geyer, Lukas Reissig, Julia Rose, Robert Wilson, Fabrice Prin, Dorota Szumska, Ramiro Ramirez-Solis, Catherine Tudor, Jacqui White, Timothy J Mohun and 1 more

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11 authors.

Stefan H GeyerCentre for Anatomy and Cell Biology & MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Lukas ReissigCentre for Anatomy and Cell Biology & MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Julia RoseCentre for Anatomy and Cell Biology & MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Robert WilsonThe Francis Crick Institute Mill Hill Laboratory, London, UK.
Fabrice PrinThe Francis Crick Institute Mill Hill Laboratory, London, UK.
Dorota SzumskaWellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK.
Ramiro Ramirez-SolisWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
Catherine TudorWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
Jacqui WhiteWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
Timothy J MohunThe Francis Crick Institute Mill Hill Laboratory, London, UK.
Wolfgang J WeningerCentre for Anatomy and Cell Biology & MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Funding

Cancer Research UK FC001117Medical Research Council U117562103Wellcome Trust FC001157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a simple and quick system for accurately scoring the developmental progress of mouse embryos harvested on embryonic day 14 (E14.5). Based solely on the external appearance of the maturing forelimb, we provide a convenient way to distinguish six developmental sub-stages. Using a variety of objective morphometric data obtained from the commonly used C57BL/6N mouse strain, we show that these stages correlate precisely with the growth of the entire embryo and its organs. Applying the new staging system to phenotype analyses of E14.5 embryos of 58 embryonic lethal null mutant lines from the DMDD research programme (https://dmdd.org.uk) and its pilot, we show that homozygous mutant embryos are frequently delayed in development. To demonstrate the importance of our staging system for correct phenotype interpretation, we describe stage-specific changes of the palate, heart and gut, and provide examples in which correct diagnosis of malformations relies on correct staging.

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PhenotypeAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationSpecies SpecificityDeciphering the Mechanisms of Developmental Disordersembryohigh-resolution episcopic microscopyknock outmorphologymutant

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PMID28185240
PMCPMC5382591

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