cellular
• increased fermentative glycolysis observed in lung tissue (Warburg metabolism)
• lung tissue from 6 week old mice has increased glucose consumption and increased lactate production
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adipose tissue
• severe lipdystrophy as compared to wild type
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growth/size/body
• 40% reduction in body mass by 24 months as compared to wild type
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liver/biliary system
• areas of steatosis observed in liver
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mortality/aging
• 40% of mice die by 24 months of age
• death is the result of cachexia
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