Presence of the glycogen synthase 1 (GYS1) mutation causing type 1 polysaccharide storage myopathy in continental European draught horse breeds.

doi:10.1136/vr.c3447

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Presence of the glycogen synthase 1 (GYS1) mutation causing type 1 polysaccharide storage myopathy in continental European draught horse breeds.

The Veterinary record - 13 Nov 2010

Baird J D, Valberg S J, Anderson S M, McCue M E, Mickelson J R

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The purpose of this study was to determine which continental European draught horse breeds harbour a mutation in the glycogen synthase 1 gene (GYS1) that is known to be responsible for type 1 polysaccharide storage myopathy in quarter horses and North American draught horses. Of a non-random selection of continental European draught horses belonging to 13 breeds, 62 per cent (250 of 403) tested were found to...

Topics

Animals
Europe
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Glycogen Storage Disease
Glycogen Synthase
Horse Diseases
Horses
Male
Muscle, Skeletal
Mutation
Polysaccharides

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PMID: 21262610
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c3447

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GYS1

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