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SUBMITTER: You Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7940430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
You Yuyan Y Bai Chao C Liu Xuefeng X Xia Maohua M Yin Yanqiang Y Chen Yucun Y Wang Wei W Jia Ting T Lu Yan Y Pu Tianchun T Zhang Chenglin C Li Xiaoguang X Wang Liqin L Xiu Yunfang Y Niu Lili L Zhou Jun J Du Yang Y Liu Yanhui Y Xu Suhui S
Scientific reports 20210308 1
Cataracts are a common cause of visual impairment and blindness in mammals. They are usually associated with aging, but approximately one third of cases have a significant genetic component. Cataracts are increasingly prevalent among aging populations of captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and it is therefore important to identify genetic determinants that influence the likelihood of cataract development in order to distinguish between congenital and age-related disease. Here we screen ...[more]