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A canine DNM1 mutation is highly associated with the syndrome of exercise-induced collapse.
Nature genetics - 1 Oct 2008
Patterson Edward E, Minor Katie M, Tchernatynskaia Anna V, Taylor Susan M, Shelton G Diane, Ekenstedt Kari J, Mickelson James R
Abstract excerpt
Labrador retrievers are the most common dog breed in the world, with over 200,000 new kennel club registrations per year. The syndrome of exercise-induced collapse (EIC) in this breed is manifested by muscle weakness, incoordination and life-threatening collapse after intense exercise. Using a genome-wide microsatellite marker scan for linkage in pedigrees, we mapped the EIC locus to canine chromosome 9. We then...
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