mortality/aging
• double homozygotes die at mid-gestation
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muscle
• at E11.5 there is a significant decrease in the differentiated muscle cells and by E13.5 only a few muscle fibers are present
• increased apoptosis is seen at E11.5 unlike in Pax3 single homozygotes
• progenitor cells at later embryonic and fetal stages are not specified as skeletal muscle
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