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| Efemp1(-/-) mice exhibit reduced reproductivity, early onset of aging-associated phenotypes including reduced lifespan, decreased body mass, lordokyphosis, reduced hair growth, and generalized fat, muscle and organ atrophy (McLaughlin et al, 2007) | |
Efemp1(-/-) mice on a C57BL/6 genetic background develop multiple large hernias with inguinal hernias, pelvic prolapse and protrusions of the xiphoid process whereas Efemp1(-/-) mice on a BALB/c background rarely have any forms of hernias (McLaughlin et al, 2007) |
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Efemp1-R345W knockin mice develop deposits of material between Bruch's membrane and the RPE, which resemble basal deposits in patients with Age-related macular degeneration (Fu et al, 2007) |
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heterozygous and homozygous mice Efemp1 knock-in mice (R345W) develop small isolated sub-RPE deposits at 4 months of age (Marmorstein et al, 2007) |