mortality/aging
• about 10% of mice survive to 3 weeks of age
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nervous system
• overall size of mutant brains is smaller than wild-type
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• four principal fissures are very shallow
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• in lateral regions, foliation is limited to slight indentations only in central and posterior regions
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• at E16.5, cerebella appear grossly normal, but reduced in size
• at P21, cerebella shows more pronounced reduction in size vs wild-type
• AP axis is more dramatically reduced than ML axis
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