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Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs

Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs

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Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs

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Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2015-10, Vol.10 (10), p.e0141234-e0141234

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Mitral valve degeneration (MVD) is the most common form of heart disease in dogs, frequently leading to left-sided congestive heart failure and cardiac mortality. Although breed-specific disease characteristics and overrepresentation point towards a genetic origin for MVD, a causative mutation and complete molecular pathogenesis are unknown. Whippe...

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Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1727996876

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1727996876

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1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0141234

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