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Quantitative genetics of secondary hip joint osteoarthritis in a Labrador Retriever-Greyhound pedigree.
American journal of veterinary research - 1 Jan 2007
Hays Laurel, Zhang Zhiwu, Mateescu Raluca G, Lust George, Burton-Wurster Nancy I, Todhunter Rory J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quantitative inheritance of secondary hip joint osteoarthritis in a canine pedigree. ANIMALS: 137 Labrador Retrievers, Greyhounds, and mixed-breed dogs. PROCEDURES: Necropsy scores ranging from 0 to 4 were obtained for each hip joint. Seven unaffected Greyhounds with normal hip joint conformation were also used for genetic modeling, but were not euthanized. Sixty-six male and 71 female...
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