Characterization of an Early-Onset, Autosomal Recessive, Progressive Retinal Degeneration in Bengal Cats
Author(s) -
Ron Ofri,
Christopher M. Reilly,
David J. Maggs,
Paul G. Fitzgerald,
Yael ShiloBenjamini,
Kathryn L. Good,
Robert A. Grahn,
Danielle D. Splawski,
Leslie A. Lyons
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.15-16585
Subject(s) - retinal degeneration , cats , degeneration (medical) , ophthalmology , retinal , pathology , retina , biology , medicine , electroretinography , macular degeneration , anatomy , neuroscience
A form of retinal degeneration suspected to be hereditary was discovered in a family of Bengal cats. A breeding colony was established to characterize disease progression clinically, electrophysiologically, and morphologically, and to investigate the mode of inheritance.
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