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Nodular dermatofibrosis in a dog without a renal tumour or a mutation in the folliculin gene.
Journal of comparative pathology - 1 Feb 2013
Zanatta M, Bettini G, Scarpa F, Fiorelli F, Rubini G, Mininni A N, Capitani O
Abstract excerpt
Canine nodular dermatofibrosis is a rare skin disease associated with renal cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma and uncommonly with uterine leiomyoma. It is generally seen in German shepherd dogs, but has been also reported in other breeds, and a relationship has been suggested with mutation of the gene encoding folliculin (FLCN), which is located on chromosome 5. A 10-year-old female golden retriever was presented...
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