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Lyons Lab Feline Genetic Disease Publications

  • A case of SRY-positive 38,XY true hermaphroditism (XY sex reversal) in a cat.
  • A high-resolution 15,000(Rad) radiation hybrid panel for the domestic cat.
  • A genetic linkage map of microsatellites in the domestic cat (Felis catus).
  • A novel CYP27B1 mutation causes a feline vitamin D-dependent rickets type IA.
  • A Novel Mutation in CLCN1 Associated with Feline Myotonia Congenita
  • A splice variant in KRT71 is associated with curly coat phenotype of Selkirk Rex cats
  • Acceptance of domestic cat mitochondrial DNA in criminal proceeding
  • Albinism in the domestic cat (Felis catus) is associated with tyrosinase (TYR) mutation.
  • An international parentage and identification panel for the domestic cat (Felis catus).
  • Birth of African Wildcat cloned kittens born from domestic cats.
  • Cats of the Pharaohs: Genetic Comparison of Egyptian Cat Mummies to their Feline Contemporaries.
  • Chocolate coated cats: TYRP1 mutations for brown color in domestic cats.
  • Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication
  • Comparative fertility of freshly collected vs frozen-thawed semen with laparoscopic oviductal artificial insemination in domestic cats.
  • Comparative gene mapping in the domestic cat (Felis catus).
  • Comparative genomics: lessons from cats.
  • Cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) mutations associated with the domestic cat AB blood group.
  • Development of a feline whole genome radiation hybrid panel and comparative mapping of human chromosome 12 and 22 loci.
  • Early-onset, autosomal recessive, progressive retinal atrophy in Persian cats.
  • Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase deficiency mutation identified in multiple breeds of domestic cats.
  • Extent of linkage disequilibrium in the domestic cat, Felis silvestris catus, and its breeds.
  • Feline genetics: clinical applications and genetic testing.
  • Feline lymphoma in the post-feline leukemia virus era.
  • Feline mitochondrial DNA sampling for forensic analysis: When enough is enough!
  • Feline non-repetitive mitochondrial DNA control region database for forensic evidence.
  • Feline polycystic kidney disease is linked to the PKD1 region.
  • Feline polycystic kidney disease mutation identified in PKD1.
  • First WNK4-hypokalemia animal model identified by genome-wide association in Burmese cats.
  • Generation of domestic transgenic cloned kittens using lentivirus vectors.
  • Genetic individualization of domestic cats using feline STR loci for forensic applications.
  • Genetic susceptibility to feline infectious peritonitis in Birman cats.
  • Genetic testing in domestic cats.
  • Genetic testing for feline polycystic kidney disease.
  • Genome-wide association and linkage analyses localize a progressive retinal atrophy locus in Persian cats.
  • Japanese Bobtail: vertebral morphology and genetic characterization of an established cat breed.
  • Lack of genetic association among coat colors, progressive retinal atrophy and polycystic kidney disease in Persian cats.
  • Laparoscopic oviductal artificial insemination improves pregnancy success in exogenous gonadotropin-treated domestic cats as a model for endangered felids.
  • Localizing the X-linked orange colour phenotype using feline resource families.
  • Mitochondrial DNA sequencing of cat hair: an informative forensic tool.
  • Multiple mutant T alleles cause haploinsufficiency of Brachyury and short tails in Manx cats
  • Muscular dystrophy associated with alpha-dystroglycan deficiency in Sphynx and Devon Rex cats.
  • Myopathy with tubulin-reactive inclusion in two cats.
  • Myosin-binding protein C DNA variants in domestic cats (A31P, A74T, R820W) and their association with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  • Nuclear transfer of sand cat cells into enucleated domestic cat oocytes is affected by cryopreservation of donor cells.
  • Patellar fractures in cats.
  • Pathogenesis of feline enteric coronavirus infection.
  • Selkirk Rex: morphological and genetic characterization of a new cat breed.
  • The ascent of cat breeds: genetic evaluations of breeds and worldwide random-bred populations.
  • The influence of age and genetics on natural resistance to experimentally induced feline infectious peritonitis
  • The naked truth: Sphynx and Devon Rex cat breed mutations in KRT71.
  • The Tabby cat locus maps to feline chromosome B1.
  • To the Root of the Curl: A Signature of a Recent Selective Sweep Identifies a Mutation That Defines the Cornish Rex Cat Breed.
  • Tyrosinase mutations associated with Siamese and Burmese patterns in the domestic cat (Felis catus).
  • Understanding Genetics: Why should vets care?
  • Variation of cats under domestication: genetic assignment of domestic cats to breeds and worldwide random-bred populations.
  • White spotting in the domestic cat (Felis catus) maps near KIT on feline chromosome B1.
  • Who’s behind the mask and cape? The Asian leopard cat’s Agouti (ASIP) allele likely affects coat colour phenotype in the Bengal cat breed.

 

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Leslie A. Lyons, PhD
Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine
Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
E109 Vet Med Building
1520 E. Rollins St.
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
lyonsla@missouri.edu
Phone: 573 882 9777
Lab: 573 884 2287
Lab e-mail: felinegenome@missouri.edu
Professor Emerita - UC - Davis

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