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A missense mutation in solute carrier family 12, member 1 (SLC12A1) causes hydrallantois in Japanese Black cattle.
BMC genomics - 9 Sept 2016
Sasaki Shinji, Hasegawa Kiyotoshi, Higashi Tomoko, Suzuki Yutaka, Sugano Sumio, Yasuda Yasuaki, Sugimoto Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hydrallantois is the excessive accumulation of fluid within the allantoic cavity in pregnant animals and is associated with fetal mortality. Although the incidence of hydrallantois is very low in artificial insemination breeding programs in cattle, recently 38 cows with the phenotypic appearance of hydrallantois were reported in a local subpopulation of Japanese Black cattle. Of these, 33 were traced...
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