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Canine genome assembly correction facilitates identification of a MAP9 deletion as a potential age of onset modifier for RPGRIP1-associated canine retinal degeneration.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jun 2016
Forman Oliver P, Hitti Rebekkah J, Boursnell Mike, Miyadera Keiko, Sargan David, Mellersh Cathryn
Abstract excerpt
Retinal degeneration (RD) in the Miniature Long Haired Dachshund (MLHD) is a cone-rod dystrophy resulting in eventual blindness in affected individuals. In a previous study, a 44-nucleotide insertion (ins44) in exon 2 of RPGRIP1 was associated with RD. However, results on an extended population of MLHD revealed a variable RD onset age for ins44 homozygous dogs. Further investigations using a genome-wide...
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