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Genetic screening for progressive retinal atrophy in the Australian population of Irish Setters.
Australian veterinary journal - 1 Nov 2000
Maroudas P, Jobling A I, Augusteyn R C
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the rcd-1 mutation causing progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in Irish Setters is in the Australian breeding population. METHOD: DNA samples were tested for the mutation using the Polymerase Chain Reaction and specific primer nucleotides to amplify the phosphodiesterase gene followed by restriction enzyme cleavage and fragment size determination. RESULTS: No mutant alleles were...
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