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A nonsense mutation in the tyrosinase gene causes albinism in water buffalo

BACKGROUND: Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is an autosomal recessive hereditary pigmentation disorder affecting humans and several other animal species. Oculocutaneous albinism was studied in a herd of Murrah buffalo to determine the clinical presentation and genetic basis of albinism in this species...

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Autores principales: Damé, Maria Cecília Florisbal, Xavier, Gildenor Medeiros, Oliveira-Filho, José Paes, Borges, Alexandre Secorun, Oliveira, Henrique Nunes, Riet-Correa, Franklin, Schild, Ana Lucia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22817390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-13-62