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Large scale across-breed genome-wide association study reveals a variant in HMGA2 associated with inguinal cryptorchidism risk in dogs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Blades Matthew, Freyer Jamie, Donner Jonas, Chodroff Foran Rebecca, Forman Oliver P
Abstract excerpt
Cryptorchidism is the most common congenital sex development disorder in dogs. Despite this, little progress has been made in understanding its genetic background. Extensive genetic testing of dogs through consumer and veterinary channels using a high-density SNP genotyping microarray coupled with links to clinical records presents the opportunity for a large-scale genome-wide association study to elucidate the...
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