skeleton
• often a reduced number of segments
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• in 33% of mice, T1 and T2 ribs fused before attachment to sternum or attach at the same point in some mice
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• unilateral shift in rib attachments in some mice
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• various rib abnormalities
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• C7 to C6 transformation in some instances
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nervous system
• 2nd spinal ganglion (C2) abnormal - degeneration by E12.5 affecting shape and position
• all mice exhibit abnormal rostral and caudal left side C2 spinal ganglion
• 4 of 5 and 3 of 5 mice exhibit abnormal rostral and caudal moieties, respectively, of the right side of the C2 spinal ganglion
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growth/size/body
• normal size at birth but growth lagged subsequently
• however, growth recovers after weaning
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behavior/neurological
limb grasping
(
J:58621
)
• both fore and hind limbs
• stretch limbs and then pull them back toward middle of body
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abnormal gait
(
J:58621
)
• hind limbs are raised higher than normal while walking
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integument
skin lesions
(
J:58621
)
• develop on the back in about 1/3 of mice during life
• can be large wounds
• sometimes extend into deeper tissues
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