Article
A study of candidate genes for day blindness in the standard wire haired dachshund.
BMC veterinary research - 1 Jul 2008
Wiik Anne Caroline, Ropstad Ernst-Otto, Bjerkås Ellen, Lingaas Frode
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A genetic study was performed to identify candidate genes associated with day blindness in the standard wire haired dachshund. Based on a literature review of diseases in dogs and human with phenotypes similar to day blindness, ten genes were selected and evaluated as potential candidate genes associated with day blindness in the breed. RESULTS: Three of the genes, CNGB3, CNGA3 and GNAT2, involved in...
Topics
- Animals
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Pedigree
- Recombination, Genetic
- Vision Disorders
