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Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in maine coon cats: an animal model of human disease.
Circulation - 22 Jun 1999
Kittleson M D, Meurs K M, Munro M J, Kittleson J A, Liu S K, Pion P D, Towbin J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A naturally occurring animal model of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHCM) is lacking. We identified a family of Maine coon cats with HCM and developed a colony to determine mode of inheritance, phenotypic expression, and natural history of the disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: A proband was identified, and related cats were bred to produce a colony. Affected and unaffected cats were bred to...
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