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Inherited congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in Cairn terriers.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
van Straten G, Leegwater P A J, de Vries M, van den Brom W E, Rothuizen J
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) in dogs still is incompletely understood. In Irish Wolfhounds and Yorkshire Terriers, CPSS is reported to be hereditary. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible genetic basis and the mode of inheritance of CPSS in Cairn Terriers. Between July 1990 and July 2001, 6-week-old pups of the Dutch Cairn Terrier population were screened by measuring...
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