mortality/aging
• 15% died at birth or shortly thereafter
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craniofacial
• delayed suture formation between the squamosal and alisphenoid bones at E18.5, with a less dense bone within these sutures and larger foramen ovale and foramen rotundum
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• larger foramen ovale
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• larger foramen rotundum
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• hypoplastic
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• hypoplastic bone growth within the palatal shelves (both maxillary and palatine processes)
• the mandible and maxilla appear normal
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• the 15% of heterozygotes that died had cleft secondary palate, but the defects were less severe than in homozygotes
• E15.5 and E16.5 embryos had a closed palate, while E17.5 embryos had a cleft palate
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skeleton
• delayed suture formation between the squamosal and alisphenoid bones at E18.5, with a less dense bone within these sutures and larger foramen ovale and foramen rotundum
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• larger foramen ovale
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• larger foramen rotundum
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• hypoplastic
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• hypoplastic bone growth within the palatal shelves (both maxillary and palatine processes)
• the mandible and maxilla appear normal
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neoplasm
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• surviving heterozygous mice showed no differences in the number of tumors formed compared to wildtype
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digestive/alimentary system
• hypoplastic bone growth within the palatal shelves (both maxillary and palatine processes)
• the mandible and maxilla appear normal
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• the 15% of heterozygotes that died had cleft secondary palate, but the defects were less severe than in homozygotes
• E15.5 and E16.5 embryos had a closed palate, while E17.5 embryos had a cleft palate
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growth/size/body
• hypoplastic bone growth within the palatal shelves (both maxillary and palatine processes)
• the mandible and maxilla appear normal
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• the 15% of heterozygotes that died had cleft secondary palate, but the defects were less severe than in homozygotes
• E15.5 and E16.5 embryos had a closed palate, while E17.5 embryos had a cleft palate
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