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A FAS-ligand variant associated with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome in cats.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Feb 2017
Aberdein Danielle, Munday John S, Gandolfi Barbara, Dittmer Keren E, Malik Richard, Garrick Dorian J, Lyons Leslie A
Abstract excerpt
British shorthair (BSH) kittens in multiple litters died as a result of a severe non-neoplastic lymphoproliferative disease that showed many similarities with human autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS). Human ALPS is caused by inherited defects in FAS-mediated lymphocyte apoptosis and the possibility of similar defects was investigated in BSH cats. The whole genomes of two affected kittens were...
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