neoplasm
• accelerated development of plasmacytomas compared to single Tg(Igh-Abl1)40Sco transgenic mice, with mice becoming ill between 5 and 8 weeks of age; especially prominent in the intestine
• tumors are oligoclonal and often secrete IgM
• however, double transgenics do not develop pre-B or B lymphomas, as observed in single Tg(IghMyc)22Bri mice
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immune system
• 64% of transgenics exhibit enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes due to engorgement with plasmacytoma cells
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