mortality/aging
• 19% die within the first 3-6 days of birth and 24% die by 3-4 weeks of age
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growth/size/body
• mice surviving to adulthood are about 30% smaller by weight than controls
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• the 24% that die by 3-4 weeks of age die from a wasting syndrome, although overall immune defense is normal
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• the 24% that die by 3-4 weeks of age are growth retarded
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behavior/neurological
nervous system
• neurons do not process APP at the known beta-secretase sites and thus do not produce any measurable Abeta, although glial cells do produce Abeta
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• significant shift in steady-state inactivation of the Na+ current toward more depolarized potentials, indicating that a larger fraction of Na+ channels is available at a given potential compared to wild-type
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