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COL6A1 related muscular dystrophy in Landseer dogs: A canine model for Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Apr 2021
Brands Jan, Steffen Frank, Spennes Jochen, Leeb Tosso, Bilzer Thomas
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BACKGROUND: Collagen VI related myopathies are congenital diseases of variable phenotype. The severe phenotype is referred to as Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. In this study, we describe analoguos clinical signs and histopathological alterations in Landseer dogs. MATERIALS: We collected clinical data from two affected dogs and investigated the neuromuscular changes in five dogs from two different litters...
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