mortality/aging
• mice die prior to 6 months of age from disseminated infections
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immune system
• T cells are almost completely unresponsive to AC11- and PHA-induced proliferation
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small thymus
(
J:126456
)
• mice have little or no thymus
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• the percent of double negative cells is increased
• the percent of CD3- and CD3low double negative cells is increased especially in homozygotes
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• T cell number is reduced by 20-fold
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• double positive cells only comprise 35% of the population compared to 70% to 80% in wild-type mice
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small spleen
(
J:126456
)
• mice have spleens that are between a half to a quarter the size of those in wild-type mice
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growth/size/body
• mice are runted
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hematopoietic system
• T cells are almost completely unresponsive to AC11- and PHA-induced proliferation
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small thymus
(
J:126456
)
• mice have little or no thymus
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• the percent of double negative cells is increased
• the percent of CD3- and CD3low double negative cells is increased especially in homozygotes
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• T cell number is reduced by 20-fold
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• double positive cells only comprise 35% of the population compared to 70% to 80% in wild-type mice
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small spleen
(
J:126456
)
• mice have spleens that are between a half to a quarter the size of those in wild-type mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small thymus
(
J:126456
)
• mice have little or no thymus
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cellular
• T cells are almost completely unresponsive to AC11- and PHA-induced proliferation
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