GeneticsGenesPeer-reviewed
A deletion in GDF7 is associated with a heritable forebrain commissural malformation concurrent with ventriculomegaly and interhemispheric cysts in cats.
Yoshihiko Yu, Erica K. Creighton, Reuben M. Buckley, Leslie A. Lyons
The paper identifies a 7 bp deletion in GDF7 causing a heritable forebrain commissural malformation in cats, validated through genomic analysis and pedigree studies.