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Clinical findings and prevalence of the mutation associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia in Old English Sheepdogs.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Merveille A-C, Battaille G, Billen F, Deleuze S, Fredholm M, Thomas A, Clercx C, Lequarré A-S
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BACKGROUND: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is generally a recessively inherited disorder characterized by dysfunction of motile cilia. A mutation in a new causative gene (CCDC39) has been identified in the Old English Sheepdog (OES). OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical findings and the molecular changes of affected dogs and estimate the worldwide prevalence of the mutation in a large cohort of OES. ANIMALS:...
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