Mice deficient in p27kip are viable and larger than normal littermates, with increased cellularity of all tissues. The thymus and spleen are particularly enlarged. Homozygous (nullizygous) adult mice have a shortened lifespan due to the growth of benign intermediate lobe pituitary tumors. Female mice are infertile, with a follicular phase ovulatory block. Large doses of exogenous gonadotropin induce ovulation, but both implantation and intrauterine embryonic development is impaired. The mice demonstrate haploid-insufficient susceptibility to the development of adenomas in the pituitary, intestine and lung adenomas following exposure to gamma irradiation or chemical carcinogens.

Homozygous mice of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (Cdkn1b) knock-out (also referred to as p27kip) exhibit multi-organ hyperplasia and develop pituitary tumors. These mice may be useful in studies of tumorigenesis.

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