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A Splice Defect in the EDA Gene in Dogs with an X-Linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED) Phenotype.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 8 Sept 2016
Waluk Dominik P, Zur Gila, Kaufmann Ronnie, Welle Monika M, Jagannathan Vidhya, Drögemüller Cord, Müller Eliane J, Leeb Tosso, Galichet Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED) caused by variants in the EDA gene represents the most common ectodermal dysplasia in humans. We investigated three male mixed-breed dogs with an ectodermal dysplasia phenotype characterized by marked hypotrichosis and multifocal complete alopecia, almost complete absence of sweat and sebaceous glands, and altered dentition with missing and abnormally shaped...
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