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A Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia Arising From a New Mutation in a Yorkshire Terrier Dog.
Topics in companion animal medicine - 1 Jun 2020
Moura Enio, Henrique Weber Saulo, Engracia Filho Jair Rodini, Pimpão Claudia Turra
Abstract excerpt
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasias (HED) constitute a group of genetic disorders that affect ectodermal derivatives such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair, and teeth. The vast majority of cases of HED are caused by a recessive mutation of the EDA gene located in the X chromosome. In these cases, affected individuals are usually male and have alopecia and hypotrichosis with characteristic distribution, in...
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