growth/size/body
• animals exhibit 15-20% reduction in body size and weight
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nervous system
• parafascicular nucleus (PFN) exhibits loss of 50% of all neurons, and nearly 100% of Fzd5-expressing neurons at 8 weeks
• neurons are present in normal numbers and show normal projections to the striatum at P1, then are gradually lost during the first postnatal month
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behavior/neurological
• mice consistently show compromised performance in rotarod tests compared to heterozygous controls
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vision/eye
• mice display slow retinal degeneration
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