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Jolly RD, Dittmer KE, Jones BR, Worth AJ, Thompson KG, Johnstone AC, Palmer DN, Van de Water NS, Hemsley KM, Garrick DJ, Winchester BG, Walkley SU. Animal medical genetics: a historical perspective on more than 50 years of research into genetic disorders of animals at Massey University. N Z Vet J 2021; 69:255-266. [PMID: 33969809 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2021.1928564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Over the last 50 years, there have been major advances in knowledge and technology regarding genetic diseases, and the subsequent ability to control them in a cost-effective manner. This review traces these advances through research into genetic diseases of animals at Massey University (Palmerston North, NZ), and briefly discusses the disorders investigated during that time, with additional detail for disorders of major importance such as bovine α-mannosidosis, ovine ceroid-lipofuscinosis, canine mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA and feline hyperchylomicronaemia. The overall research has made a significant contribution to veterinary medicine, has provided new biological knowledge and advanced our understanding of similar disorders in human patients, including testing various specific therapies prior to human clinical trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- R D Jolly
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Department of Diagnostic Genetics, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Childhood Dementia Research Group, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Agriculture & Environment, Al Rae Centre for Genetics and Breeding, Massey University, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.,Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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