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Genetic, ophthalmic, morphometric and histopathological analysis of the Retinopathy Globe Enlarged (rge) chicken.
Molecular vision - 1 Jul 2003
Inglehearn Chris F, Morrice David R, Lester Douglas H, Robertson Graeme W, Mohamed Moin D, Simmons Ian, Downey Louise M, Thaung Caroline, Bridges Leslie R, Paton Ian R, Smith Jacqueline, Petersen-Jones Simon, Hocking Paul M, Burt David W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify the locus responsible for rge (retinopathy globe enlarged) in chickens and further characterise the rge phenotype. METHODS: A colony of chickens carrying the rge mutation was rederived from a single heterozygous animal of the original line. The eyes of blind, heterozygous and normal birds were subjected to ophthalmic, morphometric and histopathological examination to confirm and extend...
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