Partial deletion of the LAMA3 gene is responsible for hereditary junctional epidermolysis bullosa in the American Saddlebred Horse

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-41

  Graves, K T ^a   Henney, P J ^a   Ennis, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermolysis bullosa; Herlitz JEB; Horse; LAMA3; Laminin

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; LAMININ ALPHA 3;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL; EXONS; GENE DELETION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMININ;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 58549099515     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01795.x     Document Type: Article

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