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Multi-omics approach identifies germline regulatory variants associated with hematopoietic malignancies in retriever dog breeds.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2021
Evans Jacquelyn M, Parker Heidi G, Rutteman Gerard R, Plassais Jocelyn, Grinwis Guy C M, Harris Alexander C, Lana Susan E, Ostrander Elaine A
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Histiocytic sarcoma is an aggressive hematopoietic malignancy of mature tissue histiocytes with a poorly understood etiology in humans. A histologically and clinically similar counterpart affects flat-coated retrievers (FCRs) at unusually high frequency, with 20% developing the lethal disease. The similar clinical presentation combined with the closed population structure of dogs, leading to high genetic...
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