mortality/aging
• die at birth, possibly due to respiratory failure
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skeleton
• malformed rib cage, however the sternum and distal ribs appear normal
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• 13th rib is absent
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rib fusion
(
J:62023
)
• seen occasionally
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• pedicles of the neural arches are missing
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• fusion of vertebral bodies is seen occasionally
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• condensation of the sclerotome is barely detectable at E11.5 and rostrocaudal polarity of the sclerotome is disrupted
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nervous system
• dorsal root ganglia are not regularly spaced, however the brain and spinal cord appear normal
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• disorganized spinal nerves seen as continuous bundles without restrictions to the rostral half of the sclerotome
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respiratory system
• die at birth, possibly due to respiratory failure
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renal/urinary system
N |
• no abnormal kidney phenotypes detected
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