vision/eye
• shorter outer segments compared to wild-type and heterozygotes 4 and 24 weeks of age
• outer segments are extremely bent and misalignment of the outer segment discs is seen, especially near the distal end of connecting cilium
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• significantly thinner inner nuclear layer with fewer nuclei than in heterozygotes or wild-type at 24 weeks of age
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• slightly thinner outer nuclear layer with fewer nuclei than in wild-type at 4 weeks of age
• significantly thinner outer nuclear layer with fewer nuclei than in heterozygotes or wild-type at 24 weeks of age
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• retina degeneration increases with age
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• photopic b-wave amplitudes are smaller at 4 and 32 weeks of age compared to heterozygotes and wild-type and progressively decrease with increasing age
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• scotopic a- and b-waves are significantly smaller at 4 and 24 weeks of age compared to heterozygotes and wild-type and progressively decrease with increasing age
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nervous system
• shorter outer segments compared to wild-type and heterozygotes 4 and 24 weeks of age
• outer segments are extremely bent and misalignment of the outer segment discs is seen, especially near the distal end of connecting cilium
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