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Aristaless-Like Homeobox protein 1 (ALX1) variant associated with craniofacial structure and frontonasal dysplasia in Burmese cats.
Developmental biology - 15 Jan 2016
Lyons Leslie A, Erdman Carolyn A, Grahn Robert A, Hamilton Michael J, Carter Michael J, Helps Christopher R, Alhaddad Hasan, Gandolfi Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Frontonasal dysplasia (FND) can have severe presentations that are medically and socially debilitating. Several genes are implicated in FND conditions, including Aristaless-Like Homeobox 1 (ALX1), which is associated with FND3. Breeds of cats are selected and bred for extremes in craniofacial morphologies. In particular, a lineage of Burmese cats with severe brachycephyla is extremely popular and is termed...
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