| Dataset | MPO Gene-Phenotype Associations |
| Category | disease or phenotype associations |
| Type | phenotype |
| Description | any structural anomaly of a small epithelioid structure consisting of a small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the common carotid artery that serves as a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control (Mammalian Phenotype Ontology, MP_0003437) |
| External Link | http://www.informatics.jax.org/searches/Phat.cgi?id=MP:0003437 |
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3 gene mutations causing the abnormal carotid body morphology phenotype in transgenic mice from the MPO Gene-Phenotype Associations dataset.
