mortality/aging
• minimally affected mice (near normal body weight and minimal ataxia) all died less than 20 days after treatment with a sub-lethal (for wild-type controls) dose of gamma irradiation
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• about 20% of affected mice die in early postnatal development
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behavior/neurological
• variable penetrance
• cerebellar ataxia with an unsteady gait and consistent falling
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growth/size/body
• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the ears
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• variable penetrance
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• seriously affected mice are unable to undertake the rapid growth spurt that normally occurs 19 - 30 days after birth
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pigmentation
• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the tail, feet, ears and genital areas
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• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the ears
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• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the tail
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hematopoietic system
• significant increase in proliferation
• mice with the lowest HSC numbers have the highest proportion of proliferating HSCs
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• thin, watery blood in severely affected mice
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small thymus
(
J:174216
)
• variable penetrance
• bone marrow sections show hypocellularity indicative of aplastic anemia
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• bone marrow sections show hypocellularity indicative of aplastic anemia
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• 46% of wild-type numbers in affected mice
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• 30% of wild-type numbers in affected mice
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• 14% of wild-type numbers in affected mice
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• about 40% of wild-type numbers in severely affected mice
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pancytopenia
(
J:174216
)
• in severely affected mice
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small spleen
(
J:174216
)
• significant increase in bone marrow cell apoptosis in some mice
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nervous system
• reduction in the number of proliferating cells and increase in apoptosis at P3
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• small EGL at P2
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• severely disrupted layers at 12 -14 weeks
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• Purkinje neurons are disorganized in the cerebellum at 12 -14 weeks of age
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• found ectopically located throughout the cerebellum at 12 -14 weeks of age
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• pronounced reduction in cell numbers at 12 - 14 weeks of age
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integument
• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the ears
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• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the tail
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limbs/digits/tail
• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the tail
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immune system
small thymus
(
J:174216
)
• 14% of wild-type numbers in affected mice
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small spleen
(
J:174216
)
craniofacial
• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the ears
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hearing/vestibular/ear
• fully penetrant hyperpigmentation of the ears
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cellular
• significant increase in proliferation
• mice with the lowest HSC numbers have the highest proportion of proliferating HSCs
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homeostasis/metabolism
• minimally affected mice (near normal body weight and minimal ataxia) all died less than 20 days after treatment with a sub-lethal (for wild-type controls) dose of gamma irradiation
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small thymus
(
J:174216
)