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Determination of inheritance of single congenital portosystemic shunts in Yorkshire terriers.
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association - 1 Jan 2000
Tobias Karen M
Abstract excerpt
A hereditary basis for congenital portosystemic shunts (PSS) in Yorkshire terriers was explored through record and pedigree analysis and a breeding trial. The odds ratio for PSS in Yorkshire terriers was 35.9 times greater than for all other breeds combined. Wright's coefficient of inbreeding was approximately twice as high for Yorkshire terriers with PSS as compared to normal members of the breed (P=0.09). No...
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