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Prevalence of PKD1 gene mutation in cats in Turkey and pathogenesis of feline polycystic kidney disease.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Jul 2020
Bilgen Nüket, Bişkin Türkmen Merve, Çınar Kul Bengi, Isparta Sevim, Şen Yusuf, Akkurt Mustafa Y, Çıldır Özge Ş, Bars Zeynep
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is one of the most common hereditary diseases in cats, with high prevalence in Persian and Persian-related cats. PKD is caused mainly by an inherited autosomal dominant (AD) mutation, and animals may be asymptomatic for years. We screened 16 cats from various breeds exhibiting a renal abnormality by ultrasound examination and genotyped them for the c.10063C>A transversion on exon...
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