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Canine degenerative myelopathy.
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice - 1 Sept 2010
Coates Joan R, Wininger Fred A
Abstract excerpt
Canine degenerative myelopathy (DM) is an adult-onset fatal neurodegenerative disease that occurs in many breeds. The initial upper motor neuron spastic paraparesis and general proprioceptive ataxia in the pelvic limbs progress to a flaccid lower motor neuron tetraparesis. Recently, a missense mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene was found to be a risk factor for DM, suggesting that DM is similar to...
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