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Quantitative trait loci mapping for canine hip dysplasia and its related traits in UK Labrador Retrievers.
BMC genomics - 1 Oct 2014
Sánchez-Molano Enrique, Woolliams John A, Pong-Wong Ricardo, Clements Dylan N, Blott Sarah C, Wiener Pamela
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BACKGROUND: Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is characterised by a malformation of the hip joint, leading to osteoarthritis and lameness. Current breeding schemes against CHD have resulted in measurable but moderate responses. The application of marker-assisted selection, incorporating specific markers associated with the disease, or genomic selection, incorporating genome-wide markers, has the potential to...
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