mortality/aging
• all die at birth
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limbs/digits/tail
• in at least one case a cleft foot is seen on the hind limbs
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• forepaw digits are abnormally shaped and lack nail structures at E18.5
• on the hindpaws, in some cases the digits are not complete while in others only a single digit lacking cartilage is present
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• defects are seen in the distal phalanges of the forepaws
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• misshapen
• however, cartilage position is similar to wild-type controls at E14.5
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• in at least one case the hindlimb has only one zeugopod component (lacks fibula and has only 1 digit)
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• defects in the hindlimbs are more severe than those in the forelimbs although the penetrance and type of defects seen are variable
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• in at least one case
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• dermal pads are absent on the dorsal surface, but pads are present on the ventral surface
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• poorly formed with abnormal expression of marker genes indicating expansion of expression of dorsal-specific markers
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embryo
• poorly formed with abnormal expression of marker genes indicating expansion of expression of dorsal-specific markers
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skeleton
• defects are seen in the distal phalanges of the forepaws
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• in at least one case
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