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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with AA-Amyloidosis in Siamese and Oriental Shorthair Cats
- Stella L. Esders,
- Kirsten Hülskötter,
- Tom Schreiner,
- Peter Wohlsein,
- Jessica Schmitz,
- Jan H. Bräsen and
- Ottmar Distl
AA-amyloidosis in Siamese and Oriental shorthair cats is a lethal condition in which amyloid deposits accumulate systemically, especially in the liver and the thyroid gland. The age at death of affected cats varies between one and seven years. A prev...