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An Intronic MBTPS2 Variant Results in a Splicing Defect in Horses with Brindle Coat Texture.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 8 Sept 2016
Murgiano Leonardo, Waluk Dominik P, Towers Rachel, Wiedemar Natalie, Dietrich Joëlle, Jagannathan Vidhya, Drögemüller Michaela, Balmer Pierre, Druet Tom, Galichet Arnaud, Penedo M Cecilia, Müller Eliane J, Roosje Petra, Welle Monika M, Leeb Tosso
Abstract excerpt
We investigated a family of horses exhibiting irregular vertical stripes in their hair coat texture along the neck, back, hindquarters, and upper legs. This phenotype is termed "brindle" by horse breeders. We propose the term "brindle 1 (BR1)" for this specific form of brindle. In some BR1 horses, the stripes were also differentially pigmented. Pedigree analyses were suggestive of a monogenic X-chromosomal...
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