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Genetic prevalence and clinical relevance of canine Mendelian disease variants in over one million dogs
The effect of inbreeding, body size and morphology on health in dog breeds
Missense variant in LOXHD1 is associated with canine nonsyndromic hearing loss
A missense variant in IFT122 associated with a canine model of retinitis pigmentosa
Intronic variant in POU1F1 associated with canine pituitary dwarfism
An across-breed validation study of 46 genetic markets in canine hip dysplasia
Atypical genotypes for canine agouti signaling protein suggest novel chromosomal rearrangement
Variation in breeding practices and geographic isolation drive subpopulation differentiation, contributing to the loss of genetic diversity within dog breed lineages
Recessive missense LAMP3 variant associated with defect in lamellar body biogenesis and fatal neonatal interstitial lung disease in dogs
A putative silencer variant in a spontaneous canine model of retinitis pigmentosa
Characterisation of canine KCNIP4: A novel gene for cerebellar ataxia identified by whole-genome sequencing two affected Norwegian Buhund dogs
True colours: Commercially-acquired morphological genotypes reveal hidden allele variation among dog breeds, informing both trait ancestry and breed potential
TSEN54 missense variant in Standard Schnauzers with leukodystrophy
NME5 frameshift variant in Alaskan Malamutes with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Whole genome sequencing of giant schnauzer dogs with progressive retinal atrophy establishes NECAP1 as a novel candidate gene for retinal degeneration
Canine models of human amelogenesis imprefecta: identification of novel recessive ENAM and ACP4 variants
Heterozygosity testing and multiplex DNA panel screening as a potential tool to monitor health and inbreeding in a small, closed dog population
A novel KRT71 variant in curly-coated dogs
Origins and wanderings of the Finnish hunting spitzes
Genetic epidemiology of blood type, disease and trait variants, and genome-wide genetic diversity in over 11,00 domestic casts.
Frequency and distribution of 152 genetic disease variants and over 100,000 mixed breed and purebred dogs
Frequency of five disease-causing genetic mutations in a large mixed-breed dog population (2011-2012)
An intronic LINE-1 insertion in MERTK is strongly associated with retinopathy in Swedish Vallhund dogs
Founder representation and effective population size in old versus young breeds-genetic diversity of Finnish and Nordic Spitz
Genetic panel screening of nearly 100 mutations reveals new insights into the breed distribution of risk variants for canine hereditary disorders
A novel genome wide association study approach using genotyping by exome sequencing leads into the identification of a primary open angle glaucoma associated inversion disrupting ADAMTS17
Genome wide analysis indicates genes for basement membrane and cartilage matrix proteins as candidates for hip dysplasia in labrador retrievers