mortality/aging
• all mice are dead prior to 1 month of age
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• fewer than expected embryos are present at E12.5
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vision/eye
• despite normal lens vesicle at E11.5, at E16.5 mice lack normal lens structures and elongating lens fiber cells
• at E16.5, the lens cavity is empty instead of full as in wild-type mice
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• at E16.5 mice lack normal elongating lens fiber cells
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