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Mapping the mutation causing lens luxation in several terrier breeds.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2007
Sargan David R, Withers David, Pettitt Louise, Squire Michael, Gould David J, Mellersh Cathryn S
Abstract excerpt
Primary lens luxation (PLL), a painful and blinding inherited condition, is common in several breeds of terrier. Here we have examined the Veterinary Medical Database of patient encounters and Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) cases records for the last 10 years and found the diagnosis recorded in 85 breeds. We have performed association analysis using a genome-wide microsatellite screen to map mutations...
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