growth/size/body
• mice exhibit achondroplasia, with limb bones proportionally shortened
|
skeleton
• slowing of chondrocyte differentiation
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• craniofacial skeletal hypoplasia
|
domed cranium
(
J:50292
)
• appendicular skeletal hypoplasia
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• proximal and distal bones of the limbs are proportionally shortened, with both the proximal and distal skeletal elements 15-21% shorter than in wild-type mice
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• postnatal formation of the secondary ossification centers in the epiphyses of the proximal tibia and distal femur is delayed by 2-3 days
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• long bones formed by endochondral ossification are shortened
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• caudal aspects of vertebrae are blunted, particularly at the articular surfaces
• rostrally, vertebrae show abnormalities in the dorsal midline, including absence of the spinous processes and sometimes a non-ossified gap in the dorsal midline of both cervical and thoracic vertebrae
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• defects in dorsal vertebrae development
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• rostrally, vertebrae show absence of spinous processes
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• decrease in cell proliferation in the perichondrium
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• postnatal formation of secondary ossification centers in the epiphyses of the proximal tibia and distal femur is delayed by 2-3 days
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• chondrocyte proliferation in the proximal tibia, distal femur and proximal humerus of 20-day old mice is reduced 60% relative to wild-type mice
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cellular
• slowing of chondrocyte differentiation
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craniofacial
• craniofacial skeletal hypoplasia
|
domed cranium
(
J:50292
)
hematopoietic system
• slowing of chondrocyte differentiation
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immune system
• slowing of chondrocyte differentiation
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limbs/digits/tail
• proximal and distal bones of the limbs are proportionally shortened, with both the proximal and distal skeletal elements 15-21% shorter than in wild-type mice
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
achondroplasia | DOID:4480 |
OMIM:100800 |
J:50292 |