mortality/aging
• most homozygotes are viable; however, litter sizes are often reduced and there is a frequent increase in the number of resorptions
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skeleton
• between 1.5 to 3.0 months of age, homozygotes show a significant increase in whole body bone mineral density (BMD) relative to wild-type controls
• however, by 4 months of age the increase in BMD normalizes and is restored to wild-type levels
• Background Sensitivity: transient increase in BMD is less severe on a 129/SvEv genetic background than on a C57BL/6 genetic background
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• increased mineralization of phalanges in both the fore- and hindlimbs, clearly evident in digits 4 and 5 and fully penetrant at P0
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