mortality/aging
• median survival of 108 days
• 100% of mice succumb of multiorgan failure due to extreme leukocytosis
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behavior/neurological
growth/size/body
hematopoietic system
• mice show signs of hematological disease between 30 and 90 days after birth, developing a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) disease characterized by myelofibrosis, megakaryocytic-restricted dysplasia, marked mature leukocytosis, and progressive splenomegaly
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• bone marrow shows an expansion of common myeloid progenitors (CMPs)
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• clusters of variably segmented myeloid cells accumulate in the liver and in the red pulp of the spleen indicating extramedullary hematopoiesis
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• anemia is exacerbated in lethally irradiated syngenic recipients receiving bone marrow cells from mutant doners and transplanted mice die within 16 days after transplant because of extreme anemia
• mild anemia is seen in sublethally irradiated syngenic recipients receiving bone marrow cells from mutant doners and all transplanted mice develop an accelerated form of chronic myeloproliferation
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• bone marrow shows an expansion of lineage-negative (Lin-) cells
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• atypical megakaryocytes are commonly seen in the bone marrow, with frequent hypolobulated bulbous nuclei, dark chromatin with irregular borders, and folding of the nuclear surface
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• peripheral blood shows lower platelet counts
• thrombocytopenia is exacerbated in lethally irradiated syngenic recipients receiving bone marrow cells from mutant doners
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• 100% of mice succumb of multiorgan failure due to extreme leukocytosis
• massive leukocytosis is seen in sublethally irradiated syngenic recipients receiving bone marrow cells from mutant doners and all transplanted mice develop an accelerated form of chronic myeloproliferation
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• peripheral blood shows an imbalance between the lymphoid and myeloid lineages in favor of the latter, with an increase of mature myeloid cells and a reduction in the percentage of lymphocytes
• -however, no evidence of granulocytic dysplasia is seen and no circulating blasts or nonsegmented myeloid precursors are seen in the peripheral blood
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• bone marrow shows overt myeloid hyperplasia with no evidence of dysplasia except for the megakaryotic lineage
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• within the Lin- population, the fraction of multipotent Lin-/Sca1+/c-Kit+ (LSK) cells is reduced and very few hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs; CD150+/CD48-) are seen
• however, no change in the MPP fraction (CD150-/CD48+) is seen
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• spleen shows distortion of the normal architecture
• spleen shows massive infiltration by mature myeloid cells and a loss of lymphoid cells
• spleen shows an aberrantly large Lin- population, with a significant fraction being c-Kit+/Sca1-, suggesting a myeloid progenitor phenotype
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immune system
• bone marrow shows overt myeloid hyperplasia with no evidence of dysplasia except for the megakaryotic lineage
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• 100% of mice succumb of multiorgan failure due to extreme leukocytosis
• massive leukocytosis is seen in sublethally irradiated syngenic recipients receiving bone marrow cells from mutant doners and all transplanted mice develop an accelerated form of chronic myeloproliferation
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• spleen shows distortion of the normal architecture
• spleen shows massive infiltration by mature myeloid cells and a loss of lymphoid cells
• spleen shows an aberrantly large Lin- population, with a significant fraction being c-Kit+/Sca1-, suggesting a myeloid progenitor phenotype
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liver/biliary system
• liver shows distortion of the normal architecture
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skeleton
• adult mice show stromal changes with reticulin fibrosis in the bone marrow
• bone marrow shows an increased network of reticulin fibers with many intersections, with a predominant peritrabecular distribution but also extending within the intertrabecular spaces, and the presence of thick, confluent collagen fibers
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
myelofibrosis | DOID:4971 |
OMIM:254450 |
J:363041 |