immune system
• GFP expressing cells are less complex in shape compared to GFP expressing cells in heterozygous mice
• GFP expressing cells tend to be localized uniformly within each medulla or enriched in the medulla center rather than enriched in the cortico-medullary junction as in heterozygous mice
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• Hassall's corpuscle-like structures are absent
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• the numbers of medullary thymic epithelial cells expressing involucrin are significantly reduced, especially at 4 and 8 weeks of age
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• display autoimmune pathology with onset at 4 to 6 weeks of age
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hematopoietic system
• GFP expressing cells are less complex in shape compared to GFP expressing cells in heterozygous mice
• GFP expressing cells tend to be localized uniformly within each medulla or enriched in the medulla center rather than enriched in the cortico-medullary junction as in heterozygous mice
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• Hassall's corpuscle-like structures are absent
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• the numbers of medullary thymic epithelial cells expressing involucrin are significantly reduced, especially at 4 and 8 weeks of age
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• GFP expressing cells are less complex in shape compared to GFP expressing cells in heterozygous mice
• GFP expressing cells tend to be localized uniformly within each medulla or enriched in the medulla center rather than enriched in the cortico-medullary junction as in heterozygous mice
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• Hassall's corpuscle-like structures are absent
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• the numbers of medullary thymic epithelial cells expressing involucrin are significantly reduced, especially at 4 and 8 weeks of age
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