mortality/aging
• most died between 7 and 10 months of age with a small number living to 14 months
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behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
• endomysium and perivascular space is often expanded by abnormal fibroblasts and macrophages
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• myocardiocytes ultimately undergo degenerative changes and are replaced by fibroblasts with foamy cytoplasm
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• valvular cusps and arterial perivascular spaces are also invaded by fibroblasts
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cellular
• vacuolated or vesiculated cells with enlarged cytoplasm in:
• fibroblasts
• cerebral and cerebellar neurons as well as other cells in and around the brain, dense inclusions
• dorsal root ganglion
• cells of the eye
• kidney
• cardiac tissues
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• "zebra body" type storage material identifiable by EM in the brain and skeletal muscle
• lysosomal storage is particularly prominent in the liver and spleen
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craniofacial
• thickened calvarium
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hematopoietic system
immune system
liver/biliary system
renal/urinary system
• unilateral or bilateral hydronephrosis frequently seen
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• microvesiculated cytoplasm in the distal convoluted tubules, podocytes, and epithelial cells lining the collecting tubules
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• at death the bladder is grossly distended and contains 1-2 ml of turbid urine
• heparan sulfate accumulation in the urine
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skeleton
• thickened calvarium
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• vertebrae become deformed
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vision/eye
• corneal opacity develops around 7 months of age
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nervous system
N |
• peripheral nerves were normal
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integument
• appeared normal at birth but developed a scruffy, ill appearance around 6-7 months of age
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muscle
• myocardiocytes ultimately undergo degenerative changes and are replaced by fibroblasts with foamy cytoplasm
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growth/size/body
Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
mucopolysaccharidosis III | DOID:12801 |
OMIM:252940 |
J:72142 |