Frequency and distribution of 152 genetic disease variants in over 100,000 mixed breed and purebred dogs.

Knowledge on the genetic epidemiology of disorders in the dog population has implications for both veterinary medicine and sustainable breeding. Limited data on frequencies of genetic disease variants across breeds exists, and the disease heritage of mixed breed dogs remains poorly explored to date....

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Main Authors: Jonas Donner, Heidi Anderson, Stephen Davison, Angela M Hughes, Julia Bouirmane, Johan Lindqvist, Katherine M Lytle, Balasubramanian Ganesan, Claudia Ottka, Päivi Ruotanen, Maria Kaukonen, Oliver P Forman, Neale Fretwell, Cynthia A Cole, Hannes Lohi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5945203?pdf=render