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Atopic dermatitis in West Highland white terriers is associated with a 1.3-Mb region on CFA 17.
Immunogenetics - 1 Mar 2012
Roque Joana B, O'Leary Caroline A, Duffy David L, Kyaw-Tanner Myat, Gharahkhani Puya, Vogelnest Linda, Mason Kenneth, Shipstone Michael, Latter Melanie
Abstract excerpt
Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is an allergic inflammatory skin disease that shares similarities with AD in humans. Canine AD is likely to be an inherited disease in dogs and is common in West Highland white terriers (WHWTs). We performed a genome-wide association study using the Affymetrix Canine SNP V2 array consisting of over 42,800 single nucleotide polymorphisms, on 35 atopic and 25 non-atopic WHWTs. A...
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