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A GJA9 frameshift variant is associated with polyneuropathy in Leonberger dogs.
BMC genomics - 25 Aug 2017
Becker Doreen, Minor Katie M, Letko Anna, Ekenstedt Kari J, Jagannathan Vidhya, Leeb Tosso, Shelton G Diane, Mickelson James R, Drögemüller Cord
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BACKGROUND: Many inherited polyneuropathies (PN) observed in dogs have clinical similarities to the genetically heterogeneous group of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) peripheral neuropathies in humans. The canine disorders collectively show a variable expression of progressive clinical signs and ages of onset, and different breed prevalences. Previously in the Leonberger breed, a variant highly associated with a...
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