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The prevalence of ABCB1:c.227_230delATAG mutation in affected dog breeds from European countries.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Jun 2016
Firdova Zuzana, Turnova Evelina, Bielikova Marcela, Turna Jan, Dudas Andrej
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of 4-base pairs in the canine ABCB1 (MDR1) gene, responsible for encoding P-glycoprotein, leads to nonsense frame-shift mutation, which causes hypersensitivity to macrocyclic lactones drugs (e.g. ivermectin). To date, at least 12 purebred dog breeds have been found to be affected by this mutation. The aim of this study was to update information about the prevalence of ABCB1 mutation (c.227_230delATAG) in...
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