mortality/aging
• only 80% of mice survive until weaning
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hematopoietic system
• mice have massive splenomegaly
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• red blood cell lifespan is 2 days compared to 60 in controls
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• there is over a 60% drop in mean erythrocyte cell number
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• hematocrit is decreased by half
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• hemoglobin is decreased by more than half
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• corpuscular volume is increased by 20%
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• 69 x 103 nucleated RBC per liter are found in the blood
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• platelet counts are about 40% of normal
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• reticulocyte percentage is increased almost 50-fold in the blood
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immune system
• mice have massive splenomegaly
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integument
• homozygote newborns are easily distinguishable from controls by their extreme pallor
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growth/size/body
• mice have massive splenomegaly
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