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CaBP1 and 2 are important for maintaining the activity of calcium channels necessary for hearing in inner ear cells.
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January 2012 The CRABP I gene in cashmere goats is highly conserved but has unique features at specific amino sites.
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The scant hair in snthr-1Bao mice is likely caused by a deletion affecting the Plcd1 gene.
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