DLA class II risk haplotypes for autoimmune diseases in the bearded collie offer insight to autoimmunity signatures across dog breeds
Abstract Background Primary hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease, AD) and symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy (SLO) are two clinical conditions with an autoimmune etiology that occur in multiple dog breeds. In man, autoimmunity is associated with polymorphisms in immune-related genes that result in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | Canine Genetics and Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40575-019-0070-7 |