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Investigation of diabetes mellitus in Burmese cats as an inherited trait: a preliminary study.
New Zealand veterinary journal - 1 Nov 2013
O'Leary C A, Duffy D L, Gething M A, McGuckin C, Rand J S
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate, in a pilot study, a possible genetic component to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) in Burmese cats in New Zealand by analysing pedigree data. METHODS: Pedigrees were obtained for 305 Burmese cats living in New Zealand; diabetes was diagnosed in 19 of these due to presence of polyuria and polydipsia, persistent concentrations of glucose in plasma >16 mmol/L and glucosuria prior to insulin...
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