mortality/aging
• 50% of homozygotes die within 1-2 months after birth
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growth/size/body
• pancreatic cysts were found in 2 older mice (ages 120 and 360 days)
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kidney cyst
(
J:104361
)
• at 15.5, dilation and cyst formation is first seen in the medulla, but by P120 the numbers of cysts larger than 300 microns decreases significantly
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• mutants are growth retarded with shorter stature
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• abdomial girth rapidly increases in first 30 days, then decreases coincident with changes in kidney cyst size
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• several days postnatal, kidneys are massively enlarged
• postnatally, kidneys enlarge rapidly for the first 30 day then shrink in volume by more than 50%
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homeostasis/metabolism
• from P14, high serum urea nitrogen levels are detected
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renal/urinary system
• by 30 days postnatal, kidneys have a bumpy distorted appearance
• from P14 to P30, kidneys show increased cell proliferation in the renal epithelium compared to wild-type
• at P30, an increase in apoptosis in the renal epithelium cells is detected
• higher rates of apoptosis coincide with regression of renal cysts
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kidney cyst
(
J:104361
)
• at 15.5, dilation and cyst formation is first seen in the medulla, but by P120 the numbers of cysts larger than 300 microns decreases significantly
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• several days postnatal, kidneys are massively enlarged
• postnatally, kidneys enlarge rapidly for the first 30 day then shrink in volume by more than 50%
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• at P7, interstitial fibrosis is first evident; this becomes progressively more severe with age
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reproductive system
infertility
(
J:104361
)
• most surviving pups are sterile
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• pancreatic cysts were found in 2 older mice (ages 120 and 360 days)
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skeleton
• bone defects are observed postnatally in homozygotes
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liver/biliary system
N |
• no liver cysts are seen
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cardiovascular system
N |
• aorta and heart morphology are normal
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respiratory system
N |
• lung morphology is normal
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