Preliminary investigation of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for hfe Gene–related hemochromatosis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 891-895

  Venn Watson, Stephanie ^b   Archer, Linda L ^a   Wellehan, James F X ^a   Nollens, Hendrik H ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c SeaWorld   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Hemochromatosis; hfe gene; Iron storage disease; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; METABOLISM; VETERINARY;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84908092265     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-08-212     Document Type: Article

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