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A missense mutation in damage-specific DNA binding protein 2 is a genetic risk factor for limbal squamous cell carcinoma in horses.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jul 2017
Bellone Rebecca R, Liu Jiayin, Petersen Jessica L, Mack Maura, Singer-Berk Moriel, Drögemüller Cord, Malvick Julia, Wallner Barbara, Brem Gottfried, Penedo M Cecilia, Lassaline Mary
Abstract excerpt
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common cancer of the equine eye, frequently originating at the limbus, with the potential to invade the cornea, cause visual impairment, and result in loss of the eye. Several breeds of horses have a high occurrence of limbal SCC implicating a genetic basis for limbal SCC predisposition. Pedigree analysis in the Haflinger breed supports a simple recessive mode of...
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