growth/size/body
• only attain about 30% of normal body weight
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• "pronounced head size" at birth and retarded postnatal growth
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hematopoietic system
• atrophic
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• splenic B cells reduced by about 60%
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• splenic T cells reduced by about 50%
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• hyperplastic
• plasma cell hyperplasia
• increased granulopoiesis
• increased megakaryocytopoiesis
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• hypoplasia of splenic white pulp
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• small B lymphocyte follicles
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• disorganized
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• large and disorganized
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immune system
• atrophic
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• splenic B cells reduced by about 60%
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• splenic T cells reduced by about 50%
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• hyperplastic
• plasma cell hyperplasia
• increased granulopoiesis
• increased megakaryocytopoiesis
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• hypoplasia of splenic white pulp
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• small B lymphocyte follicles
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• disorganized
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• large and disorganized
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• lacking in cells
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• lacking in cells
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• peripheral lymph nodes lacking in cells
• increased apoptosis of lymphoblasts and lymphocytes
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• hyperresponsiveness to antigens
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• atrophic
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