A Frameshift Mutation in Golden Retriever Dogs with Progressive Retinal Atrophy Endorses SLC4A3 as a Candidate Gene for Human Retinal Degenerations

• Louise M. Downs ,

  * E-mail: louise.downs@aht.org.uk

  Affiliation Canine Genetics, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom

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• Berit Wallin-Håkansson,

  Affiliation The Swedish Kennel Club (SKK), Stockholm, Sweden

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• Mike Boursnell,

  Affiliation Canine Genetics, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom

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• Stefan Marklund,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

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• Åke Hedhammar,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

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• Katarina Truvé,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

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• Louise Hübinette,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

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• Kerstin Lindblad-Toh,

  Affiliations Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, The Broad Institute of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Tomas Bergström,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

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• Cathryn S. Mellersh

  Affiliation Canine Genetics, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom

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