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An ARHGEF10 deletion is highly associated with a juvenile-onset inherited polyneuropathy in Leonberger and Saint Bernard dogs.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2014
Ekenstedt Kari J, Becker Doreen, Minor Katie M, Shelton G Diane, Patterson Edward E, Bley Tim, Oevermann Anna, Bilzer Thomas, Leeb Tosso, Drögemüller Cord, Mickelson James R
Abstract excerpt
An inherited polyneuropathy (PN) observed in Leonberger dogs has clinical similarities to a genetically heterogeneous group of peripheral neuropathies termed Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease in humans. The Leonberger disorder is a severe, juvenile-onset, chronic, progressive, and mixed PN, characterized by exercise intolerance, gait abnormalities and muscle atrophy of the pelvic limbs, as well as inspiratory...
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