respiratory system
mortality/aging
• 20% of mice die within the first week of life of unknown causes
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skeleton
• absent
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• with a more vertical orientation
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• decreased anterior posterior diameter
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• Wormian bones are present unlike in wild-type mice
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• teeth are small and poorly aligned compared to in wild-type mice
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micrognathia
(
J:158635
)
• prominent
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• iliac crest shows shortening and widening at 2 months of age
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• reduced flaring of iliac wings at 2 months of age
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cardiovascular system
• 6 of 8 mice exhibit immature and disarrayed trabeculae compared to in wild-type mice
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• thin in 4 of 8 mice
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• 5 of 8 mice exhibit hearts with apical indentation unlike wild-type mice
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• mice exhibit reduced septal anterior wall thickness compared with wild-type mice
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vision/eye
• mice exhibit apposition of the peripheral iris to the corneal endothelium and enlargement of the cornea compared with wild-type mice
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• some mice exhibit corneal thickening compared with wild-type mice
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• in some mice
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• some mice exhibit phthisis bulbi with partial exudation of lens unlike wild-type mice
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adipose tissue
growth/size/body
• teeth are small and poorly aligned compared to in wild-type mice
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• at weaning but not birth
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craniofacial
• absent
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• with a more vertical orientation
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• decreased anterior posterior diameter
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• Wormian bones are present unlike in wild-type mice
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• teeth are small and poorly aligned compared to in wild-type mice
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micrognathia
(
J:158635
)
muscle
• 6 of 8 mice exhibit immature and disarrayed trabeculae compared to in wild-type mice
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integument