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The naked truth: Sphynx and Devon Rex cat breed mutations in KRT71.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Oct 2010
Gandolfi Barbara, Outerbridge Catherine A, Beresford Leslie G, Myers Jeffrey A, Pimentel Monica, Alhaddad Hasan, Grahn Jennifer C, Grahn Robert A, Lyons Leslie A
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Hair is a unique structure, characteristic of mammals, controlling body homeostasis, as well as cell and tissue integration. Previous studies in dog, mouse, and rat have identified polymorphisms in Keratin 71 (KRT71) as responsible for the curly/wavy phenotypes. The coding sequence and the 3' UTR...
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