A role of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor in congenital sensorineural deafness and eye pigmentation in Dalmatian dogs

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-62

  Stritzel, S ^a   Wohlke A ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Blue eyes; Dalmatian dog; Deafness; Microphthalmia transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EYE COLOR; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EYE COLOR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; IRIS SPURIA; MUS; NEMOPHILA; PSEUDOMUGILIDAE;

EID: 58849134980     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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