growth/size/body
• reactive splenomegaly is observed at post mortem
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mortality/aging
• life expectancy is significantly reduced in mutants (420 days) compared to wild-type (600 days)
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neoplasm
• 11/13 mice have hemangiosarcoma/vascular tumors, some of which involve multiple organs including the ovary, testis, skin, lymph node, uterus, and colon; liver is the primary site (82% of mice)
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vision/eye
• corneal hyperplasia develops by 2-3 months in all animals
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• normal cornea is replaced by a vascularized epidermis-like structure
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• mice develop corneal plaques by 2-3 months; this increases in severity with age
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hematopoietic system
• observed in the spleen in granulocytic, erythrocytic, and megakaryocytic lineages with no bias in B/T cell lineages
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• marked expansion of the interfollicular compartments is observed
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• reactive splenomegaly is observed at post mortem
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liver/biliary system
• dense, chronic inflammatory infiltrates are observed around the bile ducts
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• liver contains numerous reddened large blood filled spaces consistent with occurrence of vascular tumors
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• hepatic cords are separated by inflammatory infiltrate
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• normal parenchyma is replaced either by solid, hypercellular tissue composed of spindle and epithelioid cells interspersed with many vascular channels or by irregular vascular channels lined by cells with scant-to-moderate eosinophilic cytoplasm and round-to-oval nuclei; nuclei of these cells of endothelial origin were hyperchromatic or contained coarse chromatin
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• liver lobes have irregular contours
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pale liver
(
J:171829
)
• on post mortem liver is observed to be pale, with many irregular reddened foci; some patches are almost white
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cardiovascular system
• increased angiogenesis is observed in the ear
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• observed in 6/7 naturally deceased mice
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• normal cornea is replaced by a vascularized epidermis-like structure
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immune system
• marked expansion of the interfollicular compartments is observed
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• reactive splenomegaly is observed at post mortem
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• dense, chronic inflammatory infiltrates are observed around the bile ducts
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