immune system
• the cortex contains more densely packed cells but is otherwise normal
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• the medulla is smaller and contains few compacted cells
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• in 4 week old homozygotes the number of thymocytes is reduced from 7- to 60-fold compared to wild-type littermates
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• double negative and CD25+ cells are proportionally overrepresented
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• double positive T cells are proportionally underrepresented
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• differentiation of alphabeta precursors beyond the CD25+ double negative stage is impaired and Tcrb gene rearrangement is absent
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• CD3epsilon+ gammadelta+ cells are proportionally overrepresented
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• CD3epsilon+ alphabeta+ T cells are proportionally underrepresented
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• single positive cells are proportionally underrepresented
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• the number of cells in the lymph nodes is decreased but to a lesser extent than in the thymus
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hematopoietic system
• the cortex contains more densely packed cells but is otherwise normal
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• the medulla is smaller and contains few compacted cells
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• in 4 week old homozygotes the number of thymocytes is reduced from 7- to 60-fold compared to wild-type littermates
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• double negative and CD25+ cells are proportionally overrepresented
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• differentiation of alphabeta precursors beyond the CD25+ double negative stage is impaired and Tcrb gene rearrangement is absent
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• CD3epsilon+ gammadelta+ cells are proportionally overrepresented
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• CD3epsilon+ alphabeta+ T cells are proportionally underrepresented
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• double positive T cells are proportionally underrepresented
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• single positive cells are proportionally underrepresented
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• the cortex contains more densely packed cells but is otherwise normal
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• the medulla is smaller and contains few compacted cells
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• in 4 week old homozygotes the number of thymocytes is reduced from 7- to 60-fold compared to wild-type littermates
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