neoplasm
• at 18-20 months of age, 6 of 8 female and 1 of 6 male heterozygotes display tumors compared with none of the 13 female and 7 male wild-type littermates
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• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed two tumors, a lipoid cell tumor at the right ovary and a neuroblastoma that arose at the right adrenal gland, with multiple metastases to the spleen, thymus, and salivary glands; metastases were also observed in the neck, mesenterium, and mediastinum
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• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed two tumors, a lipoid cell tumor at the right ovary and a neuroblastoma that arose at the right adrenal gland, with multiple metastases to the spleen, thymus, and salivary glands; metastases were also observed in the neck, mesenterium, and mediastinum
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• at 18-20 months of age, heterozygotes are prone to carcinoma development
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• 2 of 8 female heterozygotes displayed a hepatocellular carcinoma in the liver
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• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed a transitional cell carcinoma (grade III) in the urinary bladder, and exhibited metastases along the epithelium that involved the ureters and renal pelvis
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• 1 of 6 male heterozygotes developed a hemangiosarcoma that metastasized to the retroperitoneum, liver, spleen, and subcutis
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• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes displayed a thymoma
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cellular
• heterozygous mutant MEFs show increased susceptibility to transformation by the SV40 large T antigen, developing more colony foci than immortalized wild-type MEFs in soft agars
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• T antigen-immortalized heterozygous mutant MEFs grow much faster and in a more disorganized fashion relative to immortalized wild-type MEFs
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nervous system
• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed two tumors, a lipoid cell tumor at the right ovary and a neuroblastoma that arose at the right adrenal gland, with multiple metastases to the spleen, thymus, and salivary glands; metastases were also observed in the neck, mesenterium, and mediastinum
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liver/biliary system
• 2 of 8 female heterozygotes displayed a hepatocellular carcinoma in the liver
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reproductive system
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• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed two tumors, a lipoid cell tumor at the right ovary and a neuroblastoma that arose at the right adrenal gland, with multiple metastases to the spleen, thymus, and salivary glands; metastases were also observed in the neck, mesenterium, and mediastinum
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renal/urinary system
• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed a transitional cell carcinoma (grade III) in the urinary bladder, and exhibited metastases along the epithelium that involved the ureters and renal pelvis
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• 1 of 8 female heterozygotes developed two tumors, a lipoid cell tumor at the right ovary and a neuroblastoma that arose at the right adrenal gland, with multiple metastases to the spleen, thymus, and salivary glands; metastases were also observed in the neck, mesenterium, and mediastinum
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