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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