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Association of canine anal furunculosis with TNFA is secondary to linkage disequilibrium with DLA-DRB1*.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2009
Barnes A, O'Neill T, Kennedy L J, Short A D, Catchpole B, House A, Binns M, Fretwell N, Day M J, Ollier W E R
Abstract excerpt
Anal furunculosis (AF) is a chronic inflammatory disease of perianal tissues that particularly affects German Shepherd dogs (GSD). An immune-mediated aetiopathogenesis is suggested by T-cell infiltration, upregulated cytokine gene expression, clinical response to ciclosporin therapy and a strong genetic association with the DLA-DRB1*00101 allele. Given the close proximity of TNFA and DLA-DRB1 in the canine major...
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