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A prospective genetic evaluation of familial dilated cardiomyopathy in the Doberman pinscher.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Meurs Kathryn M, Fox Philip R, Norgard Michelle, Spier Alan W, Lamb Allison, Koplitz Shianne L, Baumwart Ryan D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Doberman Pinscher is one of the most common breeds of dogs to develop dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a primary heart muscle disorder characterized by myocardial dysfunction, cardiac arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure. In the Doberman Pinscher, the disease is typically adult onset, and a familial etiology has been suggested. HYPOTHESIS: DCM in the Doberman Pinscher, is a familial disease...
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