Whole-genome SNP association in the horse: identification of a deletion in myosin Va responsible for Lavender Foal Syndrome.

Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS) is a lethal inherited disease of horses with a suspected autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. LFS has been primarily diagnosed in a subgroup of the Arabian breed, the Egyptian Arabian horse. The condition is characterized by multiple neurological abnormalities and a...

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Main Authors: Samantha A Brooks, Nicole Gabreski, Donald Miller, Abra Brisbin, Helen E Brown, Cassandra Streeter, Jason Mezey, Deborah Cook, Douglas F Antczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2855325?pdf=render