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Prevalence of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in Persian and Persian-related cats in Brazil.
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia - 1 Jan 2000
Guerra J M, Cardoso N C, Daniel A G T, Onuchic L F, Cogliati B
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic disease in cats. However, scarce data on its prevalence are available in Brazil. Persian cats and Persian-related breeds were assessed by molecular genotyping for a C to A transversion in exon 29 of PKD1 gene to determine ADPKD prevalence in a Brazilian population. Genomic DNA extracted from peripheral whole blood or oral swabs...
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