mortality/aging
• newborns develop respiratory distress and die within 24 hours of birth
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growth/size/body
• at birth, mice weigh 1.1 grams compared to 1.39 grams for wild-type
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• most fetuses are smaller than wild-type littermates
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homeostasis/metabolism
• protein kinase C (PKC) activity in mutant lungs and epidermis is higher than in controls
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respiratory system
vision/eye
• at E17.5 and at birth, all homozygotes have opened eyelids
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integument
• EGFR levels in all layers of the epidermis are reduced, most significantly in the basal layer
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