mortality/aging
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• only survive for about 1d after birth
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• fewer than expected homozygotes are found at birth (11% compared to expected 25%)
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behavior/neurological
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• newborn pups have feeding difficulties
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• newborn pups are generally inactive
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vision/eye
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• about 55% of embryos show eye defects including absent or underdeveloped eyes accompanied by malformations of the cornea and retina
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cardiovascular system
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• cardiomyocyte disarray
• abnormal cardiomyocyte nucleus morphology
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• thinner and enlarged ventricular wall
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• thinner and enlarged ventricular wall
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• at E18.5 output is 32% of wild-type
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• a E18.5 stroke volume is 63% of wild-type controls and left ventricular internal diameter in diastole is modestly reduced
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muscle
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• sarcomere numbers in the heart are decreased to 42% of controls
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embryo
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• at E10.5
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growth/size/body
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• at E10.5
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• slightly runted
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