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

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 c...

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Main Authors: Joshua A Stern, Weihow Hsue, Kun-Ho Song, Eric S Ontiveros, Virginia Luis Fuentes, Rebecca L Stepien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624976?pdf=render