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In frame exon skipping in UBE3B is associated with developmental disorders and increased mortality in cattle.
BMC genomics - 12 Oct 2014
Venhoranta Heli, Pausch Hubert, Flisikowski Krzysztof, Wurmser Christine, Taponen Juhani, Rautala Helena, Kind Alexander, Schnieke Angelika, Fries Ruedi, Lohi Hannes, Andersson Magnus
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BACKGROUND: Inherited developmental diseases can cause severe animal welfare and economic problems in dairy cattle. The use of a small number of bulls for artificial insemination (AI) carries a risk that recessive defects rapidly enrich in the population. In recent years, an increasing number of Finnish Ayrshire calves have been identified with signs of ptosis, intellectual disability, retarded growth and...
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