mortality/aging
• die at P7 - P10 from aortic dissection
(J:94428)
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cardiovascular system
• die from vascular catastrophe indistinguishable from mice homozygous for severe hypomorphic alleles
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• progressive increase in leaflet length and thickness during postnatal development first becoming significantly different from wild-type at P6.5 and P4.5, respectively
• the leaflet tips fold back and fuse to more proximal segments
• cells display increased proliferation and reduced apoptosis
• in utero treatment with TGFB neutralizing antibodies at E14.5 and E17.5 reduces mitral valve overgrowth
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