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Absence of 2899C<T Mutation in the WNK4 Gene in a Free-Ranging Lion (Panthera leo) with Polymyopathy

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Samples from an African lion cub in the Greater Kruger National Park area (South Africa), which could not walk, were tested for a gene mutation that causes one type of muscle weakness in domestic cats. The cause of the muscle weakness is believed to be genetic, but our study showed t...

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Autores principales: Dalton, Desiré L., Pretorius, Chantelle, de Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari, Reininghaus, Bjorn, Buss, Peter, Mitchell, Emily P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8833707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35158718
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12030389