mortality/aging
• mice die shortly after weaning with cecal and proximal colonic distention
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digestive/alimentary system
• at P15
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• at P15, the distal small intestine is dilated
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growth/size/body
• at P15, 71% of mice develop lethally distended abdomens due to massive dilation of their cecum and distal small intestine unlike wild-type mice
• however, myenteric ganglion cell densities are normal
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