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Analysis of copy number variation in dogs implicates genomic structural variation in the development of anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Binversie Emily E, Baker Lauren A, Engelman Corinne D, Hao Zhengling, Moran John J, Piazza Alexander M, Sample Susannah J, Muir Peter
Abstract excerpt
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is an important condition of the human knee. Second ruptures are common and societal costs are substantial. Canine cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture closely models the human disease. CCL rupture is common in the Labrador Retriever (5.79% prevalence), ~100-fold more prevalent than in humans. Labrador Retriever CCL rupture is a polygenic complex disease, based on...
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