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Canine multifocal retinopathy caused by a BEST1 mutation in a Boerboel.
Veterinary ophthalmology - 1 Sept 2014
Gornik Kara R, Pirie Christopher G, Duker Jay S, Boudrieau Randy J
Abstract excerpt
A 7-month-old male intact Boerboel presented to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University for the evaluation of ocular discharge. Bilateral multifocal serous retinal detachments were noted on fundus examination as an incidental finding. Genetic testing confirmed the dog to be homozygous for a mutation in the BEST1 gene, where a C73 T/R25 X change results in premature termination codon....
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