mortality/aging
• while normal numbers of mice are present at E16.5, only one stillborn mouse is observed from multiple matings
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skeleton
• at E16.5, mice exhibit a complete lack of skeletal mineralization of bone and cartilage compared with wild-type mice
• at E16.5, calcification of vertebral bones and femur is reduced compared to in wild-type mice
• the one stillborn mouse produced lacked mineralization in the appendicular skeleton and exhibit partial mineralization of the axial skeleton and craniofacial bones compared with wild-type mice
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