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A molecular study of congenital erythropoietic porphyria in cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Agerholm J S, Thulstrup P W, Bjerrum M J, Bendixen C, Jørgensen C B, Fredholm M
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown that congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) in cattle is caused by an inherited deficiency of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen III synthase (UROS) encoded by the UROS gene. In this study, we have established the pedigree of an extended Holstein family in which the disease is segregating in a manner consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance. Biochemical analyses demonstrated...
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