Exclusion of the PDE6A gene for generalised progressive retinal atrophy in 11 breeds of dog

Animal Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Dekomien, G ^a   Epplen, J T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dog; Generalised progressive retinal atrophy; Microsatellite; PDE6A; Retinits pigmentosa; SSCP

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; BREED; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; DOG; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENERALIZED PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY; GENETIC VARIANCE; HETEROZYGOSITY; INTRON; MICROSATELLITE DNA; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTRONS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034052865     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2000.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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