craniofacial
• severe intraoral adhesions prevent opening of mouth at E17
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cleft palate
(
J:116077
)
• seen at E17
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limbs/digits/tail
syndactyly
(
J:116077
)
• affected pups show forepaw and hindpaw syndactyly
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kinked tail
(
J:116077
)
• at E17
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digestive/alimentary system
cleft palate
(
J:116077
)
• seen at E17
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• fused esophagus is found at E17
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integument
• at E17, affected pups have smooth skin
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• epidermis is hyperproliferative
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• areas of keratinization are frequently detected within and sometimes on surface of expanded suprabasal layers
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• mutants have thickened epithelium resulting from expanded stratum spinosum; clearly defined stratum granulosum and stratum corneum do not form toward epidermal surface
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growth/size/body
• severe intraoral adhesions prevent opening of mouth at E17
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cleft palate
(
J:116077
)
• seen at E17
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• at E17, partial fusion of hindlimbs and tail to body wall is observed
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