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A novel mutation in the maternally imprinted PEG3 domain results in a loss of MIMT1 expression and causes abortions and stillbirths in cattle (Bos taurus).
PloS one - 30 Nov 2010
Flisikowski Krzysztof, Venhoranta Heli, Nowacka-Woszuk Joanna, McKay Stephanie D, Flyckt Antti, Taponen Juhani, Schnabel Robert, Schwarzenbacher Hermann, Szczerbal Izabela, Lohi Hannes, Fries Ruedi, Taylor Jeremy F, Switonski Marek, Andersson Magnus
Abstract excerpt
Congenital malformations resulting in late abortions and stillbirths affect the economic wellbeing of producers and the welfare of cattle in breeding programs. An extremely high incidence of stillbirths of "half-sized" calves of normal karyotype and uninflated lungs was diagnosed in the progeny o...
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