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Frequency of five disease-causing genetic mutations in a large mixed-breed dog population (2011-2012).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Zierath Sharon, Hughes Angela M, Fretwell Neale, Dibley Mark, Ekenstedt Kari J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A large and growing number of inherited genetic disease mutations are now known in the dog. Frequencies of these mutations are typically examined within the breed of discovery, possibly in related breeds, but nearly always in purebred dogs. No report to date has examined the frequencies of specific genetic disease mutations in a large population of mixed-breed dogs. Further, veterinarians and dog...
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