immune system
• atrophy of the thymic cortex
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• about 2/3 of mutants start to show a decrease in the number of thymocytes after 3 weeks of age, with numbers dropping as low as 1/100 of normal at 4 to 5 weeks of age
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• impaired development of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes
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• exhibit a reduction in double-positive thymocytes coincident with cortical atrophy
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hematopoietic system
• atrophy of the thymic cortex
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• about 2/3 of mutants start to show a decrease in the number of thymocytes after 3 weeks of age, with numbers dropping as low as 1/100 of normal at 4 to 5 weeks of age
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• impaired development of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes
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• exhibit a reduction in double-positive thymocytes coincident with cortical atrophy
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• atrophy of the thymic cortex
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• about 2/3 of mutants start to show a decrease in the number of thymocytes after 3 weeks of age, with numbers dropping as low as 1/100 of normal at 4 to 5 weeks of age
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