mortality/aging
• most die at or just before birth
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embryo
• indistinct midline at E8.5
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• the ventral lips of the cephalic folds are fused and the floor and roof of the neural tube are almost in contact with each other at the mesencephalic/diencephalic junction at E9.5
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• absent floor plate at E9.5, with the ventral region of the neural tube consisting instead of a thick epithelium
(J:35802)
• at E10.5
(J:73074)
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• rostral-to-caudal loss of notochord tissue
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nervous system
• the ventral lips of the cephalic folds are fused and the floor and roof of the neural tube are almost in contact with each other at the mesencephalic/diencephalic junction at E9.5
|
• absent floor plate at E9.5, with the ventral region of the neural tube consisting instead of a thick epithelium
(J:35802)
• at E10.5
(J:73074)
|
• size is reduced
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• ventral forebrain structures are lost
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• most of the diencephalon as an identifiable structure is absent
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• the bilateral lobes of the telencephalon are fused to form a single midline structure
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• absent motor neurons
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• absent from the spinal cord at E10.5
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• absent at E10.5
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skeleton
• absence or fusion of the paired distal limb bones
|
• have a bony extension of the humerus in the forelimb
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absent fibula
(
J:35802
)
• the fibula is absent in the hindlimb
|
absent tibia
(
J:35802
)
• the tibia is absent in the hindlimb
|
• most sclerotomal derivatives are absent
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• craniofacial bones are severely affected and almost entirely absent
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• most of the ribs are absent, with only 5-6 rib cartilages remaining
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• most sclerotomal derivatives including the entire vertebral column are absent, with only 5-6 rib cartilages remaining
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• cartilage is absent at the elbow joint
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limbs/digits/tail
• have a bony extension of the humerus in the forelimb
|
• lack distinct forelimbs at E15.5
|
absent fibula
(
J:35802
)
• the fibula is absent in the hindlimb
|
absent tibia
(
J:35802
)
• the tibia is absent in the hindlimb
|
• lack distinct hindlimbs at E15.5
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• distal truncations of the forelimb skeleton and loss of the autopod at E14.5
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vision/eye
• there is no invagination to form the double-layered optic cups
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• the optic stalks are deficient or absent
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• optic vesicles are fused at the midline at E9.5, the optic stalks are deficient or absent, and there is no invagination to form the double-layered optic cups
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craniofacial
• normal facial features such as the eyes, nose, and oral structures are not identifiable by E15.5
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• craniofacial bones are severely affected and almost entirely absent
|
• have a single nasal pit at the midline instead of bilateral pits at E10.5
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cardiovascular system
• abnormalities in the heart although asymmetry or early heart looping appears normal
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renal/urinary system
respiratory system
• have a single nasal pit at the midline instead of bilateral pits at E10.5
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digestive/alimentary system
growth/size/body
• exhibit severe growth retardation throughout most of the embryo by E15.5
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cellular
• in the neural tube and somites
|
Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
holoprosencephaly 3 | DOID:0110875 |
OMIM:142945 |
J:35802 |