Autosomal recessive congenital cataract in captive-bred vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops).

Zandisiwe E MagwebuSahar Abdul-RasoolJürgen V SeierChesa G Chauke

Published in: Journal of medical primatology (2018)

Although the three missense mutations in GCNT2 have a benign effect, a possibility exists that the candidate genes (GCNT2, HSF4 and CRYAA) might harbour mutations that are responsible for total congenital cataract.

Keyphrases

intellectual disability
autism spectrum disorder
oxidative stress