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Genomic Diversity and Runs of Homozygosity in Bernese Mountain Dogs.
Genes - 4 Mar 2023
Letko Anna, Hédan Benoît, Snell Anna, Harris Alexander C, Jagannathan Vidhya, Andersson Göran, Holst Bodil S, Ostrander Elaine A, Quignon Pascale, André Catherine, Leeb Tosso
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Bernese mountain dogs are a large dog breed formed in the early 1900s in Switzerland. While originally farm dogs that were used for pulling carts, guarding, and driving cattle, today they are considered multi-purpose companion and family dogs. The breed is predisposed to several complex diseases, such as histiocytic sarcoma, degenerative myelopathy, or hip dysplasia. Using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data, we...
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