Identification of a tyrosinase (TYR) exon 4 deletion in albino ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-423

  Blaszczyk, W M ^a   Distler, C ^a   Dekomien, G ^b   Arning, L ^b   Hoffmann, K P ^a   Epplen, J T ^a,b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albinism; Carnivore; Deletion; Ferret; Mammal; Mustela putorius furo; TYR; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EXON; FERRET; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALBINISM; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; EXONS; FERRETS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34547098573     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01619.x     Document Type: Article

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