cardiovascular system
• at E12.0, the sixth branchial artery remains bilaterally patent and fails to remodel
• unlike in wild-type mice, apoptosis around the sixth branchial arch does not occur
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• the position of the aorta (in 9 of 18 mice) is reversed on the right side of the thorax
• the position of the aorta and vena cava in the abdomen are reversed (in 4 of 16 mice)
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• the laterality of the aortic arch is randomized unlike in wild-type mice
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• the position of the azygos vein (in 12 of 18 mice) is reversed on the right side of the thorax
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• the portal vein is abnormally positioned on the ventral side of the duodenum (in 1 of 11 mice)
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• the position of the aorta and vena cava in the abdomen are reversed (in 4 of 16 mice)
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• at E11.5, the outflow tract fails to adopt a spiral structure and remains linear unlike in wild-type mice
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• the SAVC is hypoplastic while the IAVC is normal in size
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• at E12.5, the superior and inferior atrioventricular cushion (SAVC and IAVC) are separated compared to in wild-type where they are fused
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• in all mice
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• mice exhibit a common atrioventricular valve
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• in all mice
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dextrocardia
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J:128475
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• in 5 of 18 mice
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embryo
• at E12.0, the sixth branchial artery remains bilaterally patent and fails to remodel
• unlike in wild-type mice, apoptosis around the sixth branchial arch does not occur
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• left-right defects are present in mice
• however, the heart looping, embryo turning and the position of the stomach are normal
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digestive/alimentary system
• the duodenum is aberrantly looped in 12 of 12 mice
• the cross of the duodenum and colon is absent (in 11 of 12 mice)
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growth/size/body
• in all mice
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• in all mice
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hematopoietic system
small spleen
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J:128475
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craniofacial
• at E12.0, the sixth branchial artery remains bilaterally patent and fails to remodel
• unlike in wild-type mice, apoptosis around the sixth branchial arch does not occur
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• unlike in wild-type mice, the pancreas is on the ventral or right side of the duodenum (in 12 of 12 mice)
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immune system
small spleen
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J:128475
)
respiratory system
• in all mice
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