Widespread retinal degenerative disease mutation (rdAc) discovered among a large number of popular cat breeds

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Menotti Raymond, M ^a   David, V A ^a   Pflueger, S ^b   Roelke, M E ^c   Kehler, J ^a   O'Brien, S J ^a   Narfstrom K ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat breeds; CEP290; Mutation; Photoreceptors; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; CEP290 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POPULATION GENETICS; RETINA DEGENERATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MUTATION; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 77958185645     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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