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A Coding Variant in the Gene Bardet-Biedl Syndrome 4 (BBS4) Is Associated with a Novel Form of Canine Progressive Retinal Atrophy.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 5 Jul 2017
Chew Tracy, Haase Bianca, Bathgate Roslyn, Willet Cali E, Kaukonen Maria K, Mascord Lisa J, Lohi Hannes T, Wade Claire M
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Progressive retinal atrophy is a common cause of blindness in the dog and affects >100 breeds. It is characterized by gradual vision loss that occurs due to the degeneration of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Similar to the human counterpart retinitis pigmentosa, the canine disorder is clinically and genetically heterogeneous and the underlying cause remains unknown for many cases. We use a positional...
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