Table 1.

Health factors found in autopsy of WT mice and lines transgenic littermates (birth to death)

Health factors found in autopsy	WT		AβPP		MCAT		MCAT/AβPP
	n	Percentage	n	Percentage	n	Percentage	n	Percentage
Tumors	15	26.8	6	23.1	12	24.0	3	16.7
Skin problems	8	14.2	2	7.7	6	12.0	1	5.5
Dehydrated, prolapsus	10	17.9	2	7.7	7	14.0	5	27.8
Hydrocephalus	0	0.0	3	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Eye infection, problems and paralysis	0	0.0	2	7.7	0.0	0.0	1	5.5
Premature death	0	0.0	4	15.3	0.0		0.0	0.0
Respiratory problems	4	7.1	2	7.7	9	18.0	2	11.1
Unknown factors	19	34.0	5	19.2	16	32	6	33.3
Total	56		26		50		18