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Genes on bovine chromosome 18 associated with bilateral convergent strabismus with exophthalmos in German Brown cattle.
Molecular vision - 22 Sept 2008
Fink S, Mömke S, Wöhlke A, Distl O
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Bilateral convergent strabismus with exophthalmos (BCSE) is a widespread inherited eye defect in several cattle populations. Its progressive condition often leads to blindness in affected cattle and shortens their length of productive life. Furthermore, breeding with BCSE-affected animals is forbidden by the German animal welfare laws. We performed a mutation and association analysis for three candidate...
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