Retrospective diagnosis of feline GM2 gangliosidosis variant 0 (sandhoff-like disease) in Japan: Possible spread of the mutant allele in the Japanese domestic cat population

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 813-818

  Yamato, Osamu ^a   Hayashi, Daisuke ^b   Satoh, Hiroyuki ^b   Shoda, Toru ^b   Uchida, Keiko ^c   Nakayama, Hiroyuki ^d   Sakai, Hiroki ^e   Masegi, Toshiaki ^e   Murai, Atsuko ^e   Iida, Tsuneyoshi ^f   Hisada, Hiromi ^g   Hisada, Atsunori ^g   Yamasaki, Masahiro ^b   Maede, Yoshimitsu ^b   Arai, Toshiro ^h  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ichikawabashi Hospital of Kariya Small Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Iida Animal Clinic   (Japan)

^g Hisada Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^h NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid hexosaminidase A; GM2 gangliosidosis variant 0; Japanese domestic cat; Retrospective diagnosis; Sandhoff disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GM2 GANGLIOSIDOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; GANGLIOSIDOSES, GM2; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 51349089664     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.813     Document Type: Article

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