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Re-emergence of hereditary polyneuropathy in Scandinavian Alaskan malamute dogs-old enemy or new entity? A case series.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 2 May 2017
Jäderlund Karin Hultin, Rohdin Cecilia, Berendt Mette, Stigen Øyvind, Fredholm Merete, Espenes Arild, Bjerkås Inge, Moe Lars
Abstract excerpt
A homozygous mutation has been identified in the N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) in recent cases of polyneuropathy in Alaskan malamute dogs from the Nordic countries and USA. The objective of the present study was to determine if cases diagnosed 30-40 years ago with polyneuropathy in the Alaskan malamute breed in Norway had the same hereditary disease as the recent cases. Fourteen historical cases and...
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