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A single base deletion in the SLC45A2 gene in a Bullmastiff with oculocutaneous albinism.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2017
Caduff M, Bauer A, Jagannathan V, Leeb T
Abstract excerpt
Oculocutaneous albinism type 4 (OCA4) in humans and similar phenotypes in many animal species are caused by variants in the SLC45A2 gene, encoding a putative sugar transporter. In dog, two independent SLC45A2 variants are known that cause oculocutaneous albinism in Doberman Pinschers and several small dog breeds respectively. For the present study, we investigated a Bullmastiff with oculocutaneous albinism. The...
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