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Symbol MITF contributors: mct - updated : 03-09-2019
HGNC name microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
HGNC id 7105
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Mitf -/- : mouse with depigmentation, small eyes
  • mouse Mitf mutants exhibit small eyes, deafness, osteopetrosis, and reduced numbers of natural killer and mast cells, and additionally display pigmentation problems varying from complete loss of the melanocytic lineage to ventral spotting in partial loss-of-function settings