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FLASH GENE
Symbol CTNS contributors: mct - updated : 17-11-2012
HGNC name cystinosin, lysosomal cystine transporter
HGNC id 2518
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Cystinosin-deficient mice showed a 4-fold increase in hair pheomelanin content
  • measurement of CVI (crystal volume index) in the Ctns(-/-) mouse may be used as a model to develop novel therapeutic strategies for treating corneal cystinosis