growth/size/body
• smaller body weight at P24
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• from 2 weeks of age, mice show progressive growth retardation
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skeleton
• thickened bones at 4 weeks of age
• cortices of bones are composed on woven bone in 2 month old mice
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• increase in thickness of calvarial bone
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• marrow space is enclosed by fibrotic cells with features of early osteoblastic precursors
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• trabecular bone is composed predominately of immature woven rather than lamellar bone
• trabecular bone architecture is altered in 2 month old mice
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• trabecular bone volume/tissue volume is increased by more than 6-fold in 2 month old mice
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• increase in trabecular number in 2 month old mice
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• decrease in trabecular spaces in 2 month old mice
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• increase in trabecular bone thickness in 2 month old mice
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• increase in bone mass due to increased bone formation
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• generalized osteosclerotic phenotype in skulls, rib cages, tail vertebrae, and limb long bones
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limbs/digits/tail
kinked tail
(
J:233131
)
• from 2 weeks of age, mice show a kinky tail
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craniofacial
• increase in thickness of calvarial bone
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