A Novel Variant in CMAH Is Associated with Blood Type AB in Ragdoll Cats

Barbara Gandolfi; Robert A. Grahn; Nicholas A. Gustafson; Daniela Proverbio; Eva Spada; Badri Adhikari; Janling Cheng; Gordon Andrews; Leslie A. Lyons; Chris R. Helps

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154973

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A Novel Variant in CMAH Is Associated with Blood Type AB in Ragdoll Cats

Barbara Gandolfi ,

* E-mail: gandolfib@missouri.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri—Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States of America
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Robert A. Grahn,

Affiliation Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, 95616, United States of America
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Nicholas A. Gustafson,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri—Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States of America
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Daniela Proverbio,

Affiliation Veterinary Transfusion Unit (REV), Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety (VESPA), University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Eva Spada,

Affiliation Veterinary Transfusion Unit (REV), Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety (VESPA), University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Badri Adhikari,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States of America
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Janling Cheng,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States of America
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Gordon Andrews,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Service/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, United States of America
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Leslie A. Lyons,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri—Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States of America
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Chris R. Helps

Affiliation Langford Veterinary Services, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS40 5DU, United Kingdom
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A Novel Variant in CMAH Is Associated with Blood Type AB in Ragdoll Cats

Barbara Gandolfi,
Robert A. Grahn,
Nicholas A. Gustafson,
Daniela Proverbio,
Eva Spada,
Badri Adhikari,
Janling Cheng,
Gordon Andrews,
Leslie A. Lyons,
Chris R. Helps

Published: May 12, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154973

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