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Chronic progressive lymphoedema in Friesian horses: suggestive phenotype of affected horses and genome-wide association study.
Veterinary dermatology - 1 Jun 2020
Affolter Verena K, Dalley Brittany, Kass Philip H, Brown Emily A, Sonder Claudia, Bannasch Dannika L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic progressive lymphoedema (CPL) is a disabling condition affecting various draft horse breeds, including Friesian horses. HYPOTHESIS: The high incidence of CPL in Friesian horses suggests a genetic component and a predisposing phenotype. ANIMALS: For the genomic study, 26 affected and 19 control horses were evaluated. Body measurements were taken from 28 affected and nine control Friesian...
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