A Coding Variant in the Gene Bardet-Biedl Syndrome 4 (BBS4) Is Associated with a Novel Form of Canine Progressive Retinal Atrophy
Progressive retinal atrophy is a common cause of blindness in the dog and affects >100 breeds. It is characterized by gradual vision loss that occurs due to the degeneration of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Similar to the human counterpart retinitis pigmentosa, the canine disorder is clinica...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017-07-01
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Series: | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.117.043109 |