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Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB (Sanfilippo syndrome B) in a commercial emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) flock.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Feb 2018
Genger Seiche C, Mizukami Keijiro, Martin Michael P, Applegate Jeffrey R, Barnes H John, Giger Urs
Abstract excerpt
Clinicopathological diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB; Sanfilippo syndrome B), an inherited autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease, as a cause of losses in a commercial emu flock and screening breeders using a mutation-specific DNA test are described. Between 2012 and 2015, ∼5-10 juvenile emus from a few weeks to several months of age developed progressive neurological signs and died...
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