mortality/aging
• die within 6 hours of birth when they exhibit progressively labored respiratory effort and cyanosis and die of respiratory failure
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behavior/neurological
respiratory system
• lungs show reduced air spaces
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• glycogen deposits are retained in the newborn respiratory epithelium
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atelectasis
(
J:80615
)
• lung atelectasis; lung saccules fail to expand properly despite the presence of alveolar surfactant
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skeleton
micrognathia
(
J:80615
)
• micrognathia in the form of a small, recessed chin in neonates
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• ribs are abnormally curved
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• rib cage curves inward at the base
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• rib cage is reduced in size
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• endochondral ossification is delayed in the ribs and throughout the vertebral column
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craniofacial
micrognathia
(
J:80615
)
• micrognathia in the form of a small, recessed chin in neonates
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integument
• the average number of hair follicles present per unit length of dorsal skin surface is reduced by almost 50% in newborns
• absence of ventral, nonsensory hairs along the mandible in neonates
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• whiskers are absent throughout late gestation, except for scattered atretic follicles
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