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Disease progression and treatment response of idiopathic epilepsy in Australian Shepherd dogs.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Weissl J, Hülsmeyer V, Brauer C, Tipold A, Koskinen L L, Kyöstilä K, Lohi H, Sauter-Louis C, Wolf M, Fischer A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic epilepsy (IE) in Australian Shepherds (ASs) occurs worldwide but there is a lack of description of the epilepsy syndrome in this breed. The ABCB1-1Δ mutation is more prevalent in ASs than in many other dog breeds. HYPOTHESIS: Australian Shepherds suffer from a poorly controlled IE syndrome with prevailing severe courses. Seizure control and ABCB1-1Δ mutation might be related in this breed....
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