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Cats: a gold mine for ophthalmology.
Annual review of animal biosciences - 1 Jan 2013
Narfström Kristina, Deckman Koren Holland, Menotti-Raymond Marilyn
Abstract excerpt
Over 200 hereditary diseases have been identified and reported in the cat, several of which affect the eye, with homology to human hereditary disease. Compared with traditional murine models, the cat demonstrates more features in common with humans, including many anatomic and physiologic similarities, longer life span, increased size, and a genetically more heterogeneous background. The development of genomic...
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