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Primary lens instability in ten related cats: clinical and genetic considerations.
The Journal of small animal practice - 1 Aug 2011
Payen G, Hänninen R L, Mazzucchelli S, Forman O P, Mellersh C S, Savoldelli M, Chahory S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To describe bilateral lens instability in 10 related domestic shorthair cats over three generations. METHODS: Complete ophthalmic examinations were performed. Lentectomies were carried out. Sections of affected lenses focused on the equatorial area were examined by transmission electron microscopy. The potential involvement of several candidate genes (ADAMTS17, ADAMTSL4, ADAMTS10 and FBN1) known to be...
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