The Canine POMC Gene, Obesity in Labrador Retrievers and Susceptibility to Diabetes Mellitus

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs is a common endocrinopathy with a complex genetic architecture. Disease susceptibility in several breeds is associated with polymorphisms in immune response genes, but in the Labrador retriever breed, no genetic associations with DM have been identified. A d...

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Main Authors: L.J. Davison, A. Holder, B. Catchpole, C.A. O'Callaghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14636