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A novel missense mutation in the gene encoding major intrinsic protein (MIP) in a Giant panda with unilateral cataract formation

BACKGROUND: Cataracts are defects of the lens that cause progressive visual impairment and ultimately blindness in many vertebrate species. Most cataracts are age-related, but up to one third have an underlying genetic cause. Cataracts are common in captive zoo animals, but it is often unclear wheth...

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Autores principales: Bai, Chao, You, Yuyan, Liu, Xuefeng, Xia, Maohua, Wang, Wei, Jia, Ting, Pu, Tianchun, Lu, Yan, Zhang, Chenglin, Li, Xiaoguang, Yin, Yanqiang, Wang, Liqin, Zhou, Jun, Niu, Lili
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7856726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33530927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07386-8