mortality/aging
• many homozygotes die by 6 weeks of age, particularly the females as only 2 survived past 5 weeks of age
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growth/size/body
absent teeth
(
J:110981
)
• mice homozygous for the conditional deletion are toothless
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round snout
(
J:110981
)
• snouts are rounded
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• both males and females are severely growth retarded
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craniofacial
absent teeth
(
J:110981
)
• mice homozygous for the conditional deletion are toothless
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round snout
(
J:110981
)
• snouts are rounded
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skeleton
• overall skeleton is smaller than in wild-type
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absent teeth
(
J:110981
)
• mice homozygous for the conditional deletion are toothless
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• mandible is of higher density and mice have compacted skull structure; higher bone density at the metaphyses is also apparent
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osteoporosis
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J:110981
)
• mice exhibit osteoporosis similar to Csf1op mice; the tail vertebrae are truncated and dense
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