mortality/aging
• more than 90% die within the first week after birth; those that survive the firsts week reach adulthood
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growth/size/body
• heart weight-to-body weight ratio is increased by abut 50%, indicating cardiac hypertrophy
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• body weight is reduced to 50% and 55% of wild-type at 1-3 days of age and 1 week of age, respectively
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hematopoietic system
• severe
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• hematocrit drops to 18% compared to 48% in wild-type
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cardiovascular system
• hearts are misshapen
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• heart weight-to-body weight ratio is increased by abut 50%, indicating cardiac hypertrophy
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• disperse interstitial fibrosis, manifested by an increase in collagen deposition and thickness of collagen fibers, in the left ventricle; fibrosis is not seen in the right ventricle
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• ventricle dilation in both the systolic and diastolic phases, an increase in the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension and end-systolic dimension, and a 2-fold decrease in shortening fraction
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muscle
• ventricle dilation in both the systolic and diastolic phases, an increase in the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension and end-systolic dimension, and a 2-fold decrease in shortening fraction
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integument
cellular
• disperse interstitial fibrosis, manifested by an increase in collagen deposition and thickness of collagen fibers, in the left ventricle; fibrosis is not seen in the right ventricle
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