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Genome-wide mRNA sequencing of a single canine cerebellar cortical degeneration case leads to the identification of a disease associated SPTBN2 mutation.
BMC genetics - 10 Jul 2012
Forman Oliver P, De Risio Luisa, Stewart Jennifer, Mellersh Cathryn S, Beltran Elsa
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BACKGROUND: Neonatal cerebellar cortical degeneration is a neurodegenerative disease described in several canine breeds including the Beagle. Affected Beagles are unable to ambulate normally from the onset of walking and the main pathological findings include Purkinje cell loss with swollen dendritic processes. Previous reports suggest an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. The development of massively...
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