renal/urinary system
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• when compared to normal controls, no pathological changes are detected until at least 8 months of age
• glomerular filtration barrier is not compromised in mutants, with normal urinary protein and creatinine levels up to 10 months of age when compared to controls
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• at ~4 months of age, glomerular basement membrane (GBM) abnormalities including focal thickening and epithelial protrusions of GBM material are observed in mutants
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• focal thickening of the GBM is noted at ~4 months of age
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