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Hereditary Cataracts - The Pet Genetics Lab

Hereditary Cataracts

Turnaround: approx. 2 weeks

£48.00 - £48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00 - £48.00
£48.00

Hereditary Cataracts (HC), or Juvenile Hereditary Cataracts, are a cloudiness of the lens of the eye, causing blurred or lost vision. They develop at an early age (9-15 months) and continue to develop until two to four years, causing blindness if untreated.

An autosomal recessive, or dominant with incomplete penetrance (Australian Shepherd Type), condition caused by a mutation in the HSF4 gene.

Variant: Australian Shepherd Type