behavior/neurological
• although no demyelination was evident in nerve cross-sections and conduction velocities were normal at 16 days of age, homozygotes display tremors, ataxia, and progressive paralysis until death by 21 to 24 days of age
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growth/size/body
• generally evident by 2 weeks of age
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mortality/aging
• homozygotes die between 21 and 24 days of age
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