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Heritability of syringomyelia in Cavalier King Charles spaniels.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Mar 2010
Lewis Tom, Rusbridge Clare, Knowler Penny, Blott Sarah, Woolliams John A
Abstract excerpt
Mixed model analysis of 384 Cavalier King Charles spaniels (CKCS), with a magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis for the presence or absence of a syrinx, in conjunction with the Kennel Club pedigree records of all dogs registered from the mid 1980s to September 2007, revealed a moderately high estimate of heritability of syringomyelia (h(2)=0.37+/-0.15 standard error) when analysed as a binary trait. Inspection of...
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