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Genetic structure of susceptibility traits for hip dysplasia and microsatellite informativeness of an outcrossed canine pedigree.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Todhunter R J, Bliss S P, Casella G, Wu R, Lust G, Burton-Wurster N I, Williams A J, Gilbert R O, Acland G M
Abstract excerpt
An outcrossed canine pedigree was developed for quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping of hip dysplasia by breeding dysplastic Labrador retrievers to trait-free greyhounds. Measured susceptibility traits included age at onset of femoral capital chondroepiphyseal ossification (OSS), maximum hip distraction (laxity) index (DI), and the dorsolateral subluxation (DLS) score. The pedigrees consisted of 147 dogs...
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