Table 1.
Transgenic rescue of thrombocytosis and hepatomegaly in Urahplt2/plt2 mice
Genotype | n | Body weight, g | Liver weight, g | Liver/body weight ratio | Platelets, 109/L |
plt2/plt2 | 15 | 22.3 ± 2.8 | 1.47 ± 0.24 | 0.066 ± 0.007* | 1,913 ± 309* |
plt2/plt2 Tg | 14 | 22.3 ± 3.5 | 1.15 ± 0.19 | 0.052 ± 0.004† | 1,201 ± 138† |
plt2/+ | 11 | 21.9 ± 3.7 | 1.08 ± 0.23 | 0.049 ± 0.005 | 1,257 ± 176 |
plt2/+ Tg | 10 | 21.6 ± 2.7 | 1.08 ± 0.18 | 0.050 ± 0.007 | 1,164 ± 278 |
+/+ | 13 | 21.6 ± 3.7 | 1.08 ± 0.22 | 0.050 ± 0.007 | 1,113 ± 197 |
+/+ Tg | 8 | 20.0 ± 3.2 | 0.98 ± 0.14 | 0.049 ± 0.003 | 1,109 ± 124 |
Tg, presence of the WT Urahlong transgene; n, number of mice analyzed.
*P < 10−4 for comparison of plt2/plt2 with +/+ mice.
†P < 10−4 for comparison of plt2/plt2 Tg with plt2/plt2 mice.