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A nonsense mutation in PLD4 is associated with a zinc deficiency-like syndrome in Fleckvieh cattle.
BMC genomics - 22 Jul 2014
Jung Simone, Pausch Hubert, Langenmayer Martin C, Schwarzenbacher Hermann, Majzoub-Altweck Monir, Gollnick Nicole S, Fries Ruedi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bovine hereditary zinc deficiency (BHZD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cattle, first described in Holstein-Friesian animals. Affected calves suffer from severe skin lesions and show a poor general health status. Recently, eight calves with the phenotypic appearance of BHZD have been reported in the Fleckvieh cattle population. RESULTS: In spite of the similar disease phenotypes, SLC39A4, the...
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