Prevalence of the myosin-binding protein C mutation in Maine Coon cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 893-896

  Fries, R ^a,b   Heaney, Allison M ^a   Meurs, K M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VCA Animal Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; MYBC3

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MYOSIN BINDING PROTEIN C; MYOSIN-BINDING PROTEIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CARRIER PROTEINS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47849118133     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0113.x     Document Type: Article

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