mortality/aging
• no homozygotes survive to 2 weeks of age
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• about 10% die between E13 and E16
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growth/size/body
• failure of the palate to fuse is observed at E20
|
omphalocele
(
J:40203
)
• small intestine sometimes outside of the body wall
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• E18 mutants 10% shorter than control although skeletal length is normal
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digestive/alimentary system
• failure of the palate to fuse is observed at E20
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• found in front of the liver at E18.5
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• found in front of the liver at E18.5
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muscle
• abnormal musculature of the body wall, failing to approach the mid ventral line at the level of the umbilicus
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respiratory system
• difficulty breathing in all neonates
• milk found in the lungs
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craniofacial
• failure of the palate to fuse is observed at E20
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renal/urinary system
N |
• glomeruli are normal at all stages of maturation
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• abnormal development at E16.5 and later
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• fewer than normal renal tubules (loops of Henle and collecting ducts)
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skeleton
• limb bones are shorter and thicker
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• columnar alignment of chondrocytes somewhat disorganized
• thinner hypertrophic zone
• higher rate of cell division in resting and proliferative chondrocytes at E15
|
split sternum
(
J:40203
)
• delayed fusion and ossification
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vision/eye
• 10 fold increase of apoptosis in the anterior epithelial compartment
|
lens vacuoles
(
J:40203
)
• lens vacuolation by E15.5
|
cellular
• 10 fold increase of apoptosis in the anterior epithelial compartment
|
Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome | DOID:5572 |
OMIM:130650 |
J:40203 |