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Deletion of 2.7 kb near HOXD3 in an Arabian horse with occipitoatlantoaxial malformation.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Bordbari M H, Penedo M C T, Aleman M, Valberg S J, Mickelson J, Finno C J
Abstract excerpt
In the horse, the term occipitoatlantoaxial malformation (OAAM) is used to describe a developmental defect in which the first cervical vertebra (atlas) resembles the base of the skull (occiput) and the second cervical vertebra (axis) resembles the atlas. Affected individuals demonstrate an abnormal posture and varying degrees of ataxia. The homeobox (HOX) gene cluster is involved in the development of both the...
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