mortality/aging
• 40% to 50% of mice die shortly after birth
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renal/urinary system
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• mice have normal kidney size at birth and normal rates of apoptosis
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• mice that survive at least one month develop unilateral or bilateral polycystic kidneys
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• tubules exhibit microcystic changes such as thin epithelial cells and the lumina is widened compared to in wild-type mice
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skeleton
• atlas (C1) and axis (C2) completely fused
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• posteriorization of lumbo-sacral transition
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growth/size/body
• mice that survive at least one month develop unilateral or bilateral polycystic kidneys
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