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A mutation in gene CNGA3 is associated with day blindness in sheep.
Genomics - 1 Feb 2010
Reicher Shay, Seroussi Eyal, Gootwine Elisha
Abstract excerpt
Lambs with congenital day blindness show diminished cone function, which is characteristic of achromatopsia, a congenital disorder described in humans and dogs. To identify gene(s) associated with sheep day blindness, we investigated mutations in the CNGA3, CNGB3, and GNAT2 genes which have been associated with achromatopsia. Sequencing the coding regions of those genes from four affected and eight non-affected...
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