mortality/aging
• mutants survive through E18.5
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hearing/vestibular/ear
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• at E15.5, inner ear structures not associated with sensory formation such as endolymphatic duct and sac, and crus are not affected
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• formation of prosensory domain is disrupted by E18.5
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• severe hair cell patterning defects are observed at E18.5
• no clear formation of rows or distinction between inner and outer hair cells is observed in midbasal regions of the organ of Corti; hair cells form in patches
• at E16.5, patterns look similar to those at E18.5 with patches of hair cells in midbasal regions and absent hair cells in very basal regions
• in middle portion of cochlea, patterning of inner and sparse outer hair cells is abnormal
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• in apical turn of cochlea, there are only two rows instead of four rows of hair cells
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• no hair cell formation is observed in basal turns of cochlea; at E18.5, hair cells and supporting cells are absent in very basal region of cochlea
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• no outer hair cells or supporting Deiter's cells are present in apex of cochlea
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• at E18.5, tunnel of Corti is not apparent
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• semicircular canals are mostly absent, with only a small portion of lateral semicircular canal present at E15.5
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• cristae and ampullae are missing or severely disrupted by E14.5 in homozygotes
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• at E15.5, only a small portion of the anterior canal is present in homozygotes
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• at E15.5, semicircular canals are largely absent
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• structure is extremely small, with few differentiating hair cells; severe disruption of differentiation of utricular macula is observed
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• observed at E13.5
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• at E13.5, saccule appears misshapen
• at E18.5, saccule and macula are relatively normal, but entire saccular structure is shaped differently compared to controls
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nervous system
• severe hair cell patterning defects are observed at E18.5
• no clear formation of rows or distinction between inner and outer hair cells is observed in midbasal regions of the organ of Corti; hair cells form in patches
• at E16.5, patterns look similar to those at E18.5 with patches of hair cells in midbasal regions and absent hair cells in very basal regions
• in middle portion of cochlea, patterning of inner and sparse outer hair cells is abnormal
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• in apical turn of cochlea, there are only two rows instead of four rows of hair cells
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• no hair cell formation is observed in basal turns of cochlea; at E18.5, hair cells and supporting cells are absent in very basal region of cochlea
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• no outer hair cells or supporting Deiter's cells are present in apex of cochlea
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