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Study of congenital Morgagnian cataracts in Holstein calves.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Braun Marina, Struck Ann-Kathrin, Reinartz Sina, Heppelmann Maike, Rehage Jürgen, Eule Johanna Corinna, Ciurkiewicz Malgorzata, Beineke Andreas, Metzger Julia, Distl Ottmar
Abstract excerpt
Cataracts are focal to diffuse opacities of the eye lens causing impaired vision or complete blindness. For bilateral congenital cataracts in Red Holsteins a perfectly cosegregating mutation within the CPAMD8 gene (CPAMD8:g.5995966C>T) has been reported. We genotyped the CPAMD8:g.5995966C>T variant in Holstein calves affected by congenital bilateral congenital cataracts, their unaffected relatives and randomly...
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