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A one base pair deletion in the canine ATP13A2 gene causes exon skipping and late-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in the Tibetan terrier.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2011
Wöhlke Anne, Philipp Ute, Bock Patricia, Beineke Andreas, Lichtner Peter, Meitinger Thomas, Distl Ottmar
Abstract excerpt
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by brain and retinal atrophy and the intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lysosomal storage bodies resembling lipofuscin in neurons and other cells. Tibetan terriers show a late-onset lethal form of NCL manifesting first visible signs at 5-7 years of age. Genome-wide association analyses for 12...
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