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A KRT71 Loss-of-Function Variant Results in Inner Root Sheath Dysplasia and Recessive Congenital Hypotrichosis of Hereford Cattle.
Genes - 4 Jul 2021
Jacinto Joana G P, Markey Alysta D, Veiga Inês M B, Paris Julia M, Welle Monika, Beever Jonathan E, Drögemüller Cord
Abstract excerpt
Genodermatoses, such as heritable skin disorders, mostly represent Mendelian conditions. Congenital hypotrichosis (HY) characterize a condition of being born with less hair than normal. The purpose of this study was to characterize the clinicopathological phenotype of a breed-specific non-syndromic form of HY in Hereford cattle and to identify the causative genetic variant for this recessive disorder. Affected...
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