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Linkage confirms canine pkd1 orthologue as a candidate for bull terrier polycystic kidney disease.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2009
O'Leary C A, Duffy D, Biros I, Corley S
Abstract excerpt
Bull terrier polycystic kidney disease (BTPKD) is a Mendelian disorder with many features reminiscent of human autosomal dominant polycystic disease, the latter disease being due to mutations at PKD1 and PKD2 loci. We investigated the role of the canine pkd1 orthologue in BTPKD via linkage analysis of a large kindred in which the disorder is segregating. Twelve microsatellite markers around the canine pkd1 locus...
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