cellular
• a number of fertile as well as infertile female homozygotes exhibit reduced oocyte numbers
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mortality/aging
• Background Sensitivity: on a coisogenic background, many homozygotes are stillborn; in contrast, homozygotes of a mixed (129S2/SvPas x C57BL/6) genetic background die postnatally
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• Background Sensitivity: on a coisogenic background, a number of homozygotes die within 12 hrs after birth; in contrast, homozygotes of a mixed (129S2/SvPas x C57BL/6) genetic background die after P1
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skeleton
• Background Sensitivity: on a coisogenic genetic background, homozygotes display skeletal dysplasias with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity; however, these skeletal abnormalities are significantly different from those observed on a mixed (129S2/SvPas x C57BL/6) background
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• ribs are connected to the sternum rectangularly
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• all coisogenic homozygotes have a xiphoid process that is split or bifid
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short sternum
(
J:56661
)
• all coisogenic homozygotes have a significantly shorter sternum than wild-type mice
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• homozygotes display a reduced ribcage, as measured by the distance from the xiphoid process to the 7th and 13th thoracic vertebrae
• a severery reduced thorax is likely to result in respiratory distress, which might account for the high incidence of perinatal loss noted on a coisogenic background
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• ~50% of homozygotes lack the normal curvature of the vertebral column, in particular the thoracic kyphosis
• in addition, ~20% of homozygotes lack the normal cervical lordosis
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growth/size/body
• on a coisogenic background, a subset of homozygotes exhibit cardiac hypertrophy
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• homozygous mutant newborns are smaller than wild-type
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• size reduction persists through postnatal growth period
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• at 5 weeks, homozygotes show a ~25% reduction in total body weight relative to wild-type mice
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• at late fetal stages, homozygotes are smaller than wild-type or heterozygous mutant counterparts
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reproductive system
• a number of fertile as well as infertile female homozygotes exhibit reduced oocyte numbers
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• homozygotes exhibit very low fecundity
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• only 26% of coisogenic mutant females test mated with wild-type or heterozygous males give rise to progeny
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• intercrosses of coisogenic homozygotes result in only 4 litters with 1 or 2 pups; all offspring are either stillborn or die within P1
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• only 60% of coisogenic mutant males test mated with wild-type or heterozygous females give rise to progeny
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cardiovascular system
• on a coisogenic background, a subset of homozygotes exhibit cardiac hypertrophy
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digestive/alimentary system
• on a coisogenic background, a subset of homozygotes display gastrointestinal tumors or a rudimentary appendix
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immune system
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• on a coisogenic background, homozygotes exhibit normal lymphoid organs as well as normal composition of B and T cells
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy | DOID:0050592 |
OMIM:PS208500 |
J:208500 |