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DNA Sequence Variants in the Five Prime Untranslated Region of the Cyclooxygenase-2 Gene Are Commonly Found in Healthy Dogs and Gray Wolves.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Safra Noa, Hayward Louisa J, Aguilar Miriam, Sacks Benjamin N, Westropp Jodi L, Mohr F Charles, Mellersh Cathryn S, Bannasch Danika L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of regional DNA variants upstream to the translation initiation site of the canine Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) gene in healthy dogs. Cox-2 plays a role in various disease conditions such as acute and chronic inflammation, osteoarthritis and malignancy. A role for Cox-2 DNA variants in genetic predisposition to canine renal dysplasia has been proposed and dog...
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