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Deletion in the EVC2 gene causes chondrodysplastic dwarfism in Tyrolean Grey cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Murgiano Leonardo, Jagannathan Vidhya, Benazzi Cinzia, Bolcato Marilena, Brunetti Barbara, Muscatello Luisa Vera, Dittmer Keren, Piffer Christian, Gentile Arcangelo, Drögemüller Cord
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During the summer of 2013 seven Italian Tyrolean Grey calves were born with abnormally short limbs. Detailed clinical and pathological examination revealed similarities to chondrodysplastic dwarfism. Pedigree analysis showed a common founder, assuming autosomal monogenic recessive transmission of...
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