mortality/aging
• although most mice die prior to weaning some survive into adulthood and reproduce
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• most mice die between P7 and P30
• however, survival until weaning can be improved by reduced littermate competition and the few mice that survive into adulthood reproduce
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skeleton
• mice exhibit cranial deformity
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• at P14, the calvarium is shortened in the naso-occipital length compared to in wild-type mice
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malocclusion
(
J:143209
)
• some mice exhibit bite overclosure
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• at E18, dorsal vertebrae are hypoplastic
• at E18, cervical and thoracic vertebrae exhibit impaired ossification and elongation compared to in wild-type mice
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• adult mice exhibit loss of spinous processes on thoracic vertebrae
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• at P14, neural arches of cervical vertebrae exhibit fusion along the midline
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• mice exhibit osteopenia in the long bones at P60
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• mice exhibit osteopenia in the vertebrae by P150
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• at E18, cervical and thoracic vertebrae exhibit impaired ossification and elongation compared to in wild-type mice
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growth/size/body
malocclusion
(
J:143209
)
• some mice exhibit bite overclosure
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• mice exhibit shortened stature compared to wild-type mice
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• mice are slightly shorter than wild-type just before birth
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• fetal weight is less than wild-type before birth
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behavior/neurological
• some mice exhibit an unsteady gait particularly involving the hindlimbs
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adipose tissue
• smaller than in wild-type mice
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muscle
• the muscle bundle of the back at the cervical level are smaller than in wild-type mice
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craniofacial
• mice exhibit cranial deformity
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• at P14, the calvarium is shortened in the naso-occipital length compared to in wild-type mice
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malocclusion
(
J:143209
)
• some mice exhibit bite overclosure
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