mortality/aging
• homozygotes are viable at E9.5; however, none survive beyond E11.5
• 67% of homozygotes are dead at E10.5
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embryo
• at E10.5, homozygotes exhibit nearly empty vitelline vessels
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pale yolk sac
(
J:20316
)
• at E10.5, mutant yolk sacs are very pale
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• primitive hematopoiesis in the yolk sac is significantly reduced leading to severe anemia and death by E10-E11
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hematopoietic system
• primitive hematopoiesis in the yolk sac is significantly reduced leading to severe anemia and death by E10-E11
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• at E9.5, homozygotes appear anatomically normal but are severely anemic
• total number of blood cells from embryo and yolk sac bleeding is reduced 2- to 7-fold
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• analysis of chimeras generated with mutant ES cells and in vitro differentiation of mutant ES cells indicates a severe deficit in definitive hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, associated with poor expansion of the cellular pool in response to hematopoietic growth factors
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cardiovascular system
• at E10.5, homozygotes exhibit nearly empty vitelline vessels
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• at E10.5, homozygotes display enlarged pericardial sacs
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hearing/vestibular/ear
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• at E10.5, homozygotes display no morphological defects in the otic vesicles, suggesting normal inner ear morphogenesis prior to death
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