Molecular screening of lfs and pssm-i diseases in arabian horse population in turkey

• Published in: Veteriner fakultesi dergisi Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 339 - 342
• Main Authors: BİLGEN N, ÇINAR KUL B, ERTUĞRUL O, ERZURUM F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 01.03.2017
• Subjects: arabian horses; lfs; pcr-rflp; pssm-i

Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM) and Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS) are inherited diseases in horse. PSSM-I, a point mutation in Glycogen Synthase-1 gen (GYS1) causes increased activation of the enzyme and abnormal polysaccharides formation. LFS caused by one nucleotide deletion in Myosin-Va (MY...