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Exon skipping in the KIT gene causes a Sabino spotting pattern in horses.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Nov 2005
Brooks Samantha A, Bailey Ernest
Abstract excerpt
Sabino (SB) is a white spotting pattern in the horse characterized by white patches on the face, lower legs, or belly, and interspersed white hairs on the midsection. Based on comparable phenotypes in humans and pigs, the KIT gene was investigated as the origin of the Sabino phenotype. In this article we report the genetic basis of one type of Sabino spotting pattern in horses that we call Sabino 1, with the...
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