mortality/aging
• fewer homozygotes born than expected
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cardiovascular system
• progressive vascular smooth muscle cell loss starting at 5 momnths of age
• broken elastic fibers, thickened adventitia and medial layers, and proteoglycan and collagen accumulation in large arteries.
• calcification and severe vascular smooth muscle cell loss and extracellular matrix deposition of the large arteries after 12 months of age
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• impaired blood pressure regulation with an abnormal response to the vasodilator, sodium nitroprusside
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muscle
• progressive vascular smooth muscle cell loss starting at 5 momnths of age
• broken elastic fibers, thickened adventitia and medial layers, and proteoglycan and collagen accumulation in large arteries.
• calcification and severe vascular smooth muscle cell loss and extracellular matrix deposition of the large arteries after 12 months of age
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reproductive system
• homozygous females are infertile
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
progeria | DOID:3911 |
OMIM:176670 |
J:107176 |