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Deletions in the COL10A1 gene are not associated with skeletal changes in dogs.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jul 2006
Young Amy E, Ryun Jeanne R, Bannasch Danika L
Abstract excerpt
Type 10 collagen alpha 1 (COL10A1) is a short-chain collagen of cartilage synthesized by chondrocytes during the growth of long bones. COL10A1 mutations, which frequently result in COL10A1 haploinsufficiency, have been identified in patients with Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD), a cartilage disorder characterized by short-limbed short stature and bowed legs. Similarities between SMCD and short stature...
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