mortality/aging
• high mortality before weaning
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pigmentation
• recognized at 3 to 4 days of age by patchy absence of skin pigment
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integument
• patchy absence of hair as the coat appears gives mice a motheaten appearance
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• mice appear "moth-eaten"
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skin lesions
(
J:5579
)
• rapidly progressing lesions develop on the feet by 3 weeks of age
• as early as 2 days after birth abscesses appear on the skin, rupture and begin to heal in 24 hrs
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• recognized at 3 to 4 days of age by patchy absence of skin pigment
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