neoplasm
• at 5-6 months, nearly 90% of mice develop duodenal tumors (usually low grade adenomas)
• in one instance, a 13-month old mouse had a tumor with areas showing high grade dysplasia, and focal extension of neoplastic glands into deeper layers of the bowel wall; tumor showed intact Apc however
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digestive/alimentary system
• number of crypts showing Lgr5-EGFP fluorescence is doubled in absence of Lrig1 protein, compared to mice with one or two copies of Lrig1
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• at 5-6 months, nearly 90% of mice develop duodenal tumors (usually low grade adenomas)
• in one instance, a 13-month old mouse had a tumor with areas showing high grade dysplasia, and focal extension of neoplastic glands into deeper layers of the bowel wall; tumor showed intact Apc however
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• number of crypts showing Lgr5-EGFP fluorescence is doubled in absence of Lrig1 protein, compared to mice with one or two copies of Lrig1
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