mortality/aging
• in a few litters, the second generation of pups born to homozygous mutant dams died by the age of 3 weeks; however, in the remaining litters, most of the pups survived and appeared normal by the age of 5-6 weeks
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behavior/neurological
• the second generation of pups born to homozygous mutant dams displayed tremors
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• the second generation of pups born to homozygous mutant dams displayed abnormal locomotive behavior
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• the apparently copper-laden mammary glands in homozygous mutant females produced copper-deficient milk
• a similar "infant syndrome" has been reported for mutant pups born to homozygous mutant dams with "toxic milk"
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growth/size/body
• the progeny of homozygous mutant females displayed growth retardation
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homeostasis/metabolism
• homozygotes displayed gradual copper accumulation in the liver, kidney, brain, placenta and lactating mammary glands
• no significant copper deposition was detected in the iris
• despite copper accumulation in these tissues, young to middle-aged adult mutants were viable, fertile, and overtly normal
• copper levels in the mutant placenta were elevated about 4-fold relative to wild-type
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• by 5 months of age, accumulation of hepatic copper increased to a level 60-fold greater than wild-type
• newborn homozygotes displayed about a 30-fold reduction in hepatic copper relative to wild-type
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liver/biliary system
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• no jaundice, ascitis or other signs of liver decompensation were observed until 10 months of age
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• accumulation of hepatic copper in young homozygotes led to the formation of regenerative (cirrhotic) nodes and subsequent fibrosis in middle- to old-aged mice (>7 months)
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• by 5 months of age, accumulation of hepatic copper increased to a level 60-fold greater than wild-type
• newborn homozygotes displayed about a 30-fold reduction in hepatic copper relative to wild-type
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• accumulation of hepatic copper in young homozygotes led to the formation of regenerative (cirrhotic) nodes and subsequent fibrosis in middle- to old-aged mice (>7 months)
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integument
• the apparently copper-laden mammary glands in homozygous mutant females produced copper-deficient milk
• a similar "infant syndrome" has been reported for mutant pups born to homozygous mutant dams with "toxic milk"
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Wilson disease | DOID:893 |
OMIM:277900 |
J:57632 |