mortality/aging
• homozygotes are alive at E7.0-E8.0 but resorbed at E8.5-E9.0; no live mice are born from heterozygous intercrosses
• embryonic lethality is likely due to iron overload
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embryo
• E8.0 embryos exhibit severe developmental defects
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• E7.5 embryos fail to develop normal layers of embryonic tissues
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• failure to develop normal embryonic ectoderm
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• failure to develop normal mesoderm
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• E7.5 embryos fail to develop normal layers of extraembryonic tissues
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• failure to develop normal extraembryonic ectoderm
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• failure to develop normal extraembryonic visceral endoderm
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• failure to develop normal visceral endoderm
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homeostasis/metabolism
• Pearl's Prussian blue staining revealed extensive iron overload in E8.0 embryos
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