Identifying a gene for canine night blindness

ScienceDaily
Oct 3, 2019, 5:37 pm98 pts
Researchers have identified the gene mutation responsible for a form of night blindness in dogs. Strategies to treat this condition, which affects a layer of neurons just below the primary photoreceptor cells, could also inform treatment of other diseases that rely on targeting this cell type.

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