Is this a genetic disease? |
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| Authors: | D. F. Patterson G. A. Aguirre J. C. Fyfe U. Giger P. L. Green M. E. Haskins P. F. Jezyk V. N. Meyers-Wallen |
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| Affiliation: | School of Veterinary Medicine, *3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper begins with a brief summary of knowledge concerning the frequency and types of genetic diseases in small domestic animals, particularly the dog. The major question considered is, ‘How does one recognise that a given disease has an important genetic component in its cause?’ Six lines of evidence leading to that conclusion are discussed and exemplified by a variety of known and suspected genetic diseases in the dog and cat. |
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