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E7 (1057ΔTA) mutation of the acidic α-glucosidase gene causes Pompe's disease in Droughtmaster cattle.
Australian veterinary journal - 1 May 2017
Lyons R E, Johnston D J, McGowan M R, Laing A, Robinson B, Owen H, Hill B D, Burns B M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether known loss-of-function alleles of the acidic α-glucosidase gene (GAA) are present in the Droughtmaster breed and, if so, whether the clinical signs and pathology of generalised glycogenosis (Pompe's disease) previously reported in other affected cattle are also seen in homozygous Droughtmasters. DESIGN: Existing genomic and other diagnostic tests developed for generalised...
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