mortality/aging
• a small number survive to 7-8 weeks
• one severely runted female survived to adulthood and was fertile, giving birth to normal offspring
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• most of the severely runted homozygotes died by 3 weeks of age
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growth/size/body
• although most homozygotes were normal in behavior, morphology, and development, a small number were severely runted at birth
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immune system
N |
• no abnormalities in T-cells found
• responses to T-dependent and T-independent antigens were normal
• no signs of autoimmune disease
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