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The Finnish lapphund retinal atrophy locus maps to the centromeric region of CFA9.
BMC veterinary research - 10 Jul 2007
Aguirre-Hernández Jesús, Wickström Kaisa, Sargan David R
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BACKGROUND: Dogs have the second largest number of genetic diseases, after humans. Among the diseases present in dogs, progressive retinal atrophy has been reported in more than a hundred breeds. In some of them, the mutation has been identified and genetic tests have allowed the identification of carriers, thus enabling a drastic reduction in the incidence of the disease. The Finnish lapphund is a dog breed...
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