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Spontaneous mutation in Mitf gene causes osteopetrosis in silver homozygote quail.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Feb 2001
Kawaguchi N, Ono T, Mochii M, Noda M
Abstract excerpt
Silver homozygous quail was recently reported to have mutations in Mitf gene. Although numerous mutations in Mitf gene have been reported in mice, no mutations corresponding to the mutation in the homozygous silver (B/B) quail in Mitf gene have been reported to cause defects in pigmentation and bone. Therefore, we investigated the bones of the B/B homozygotes. Comparison of the bones of the B/B homozygotes with...
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