An association study of 20 candidate genes with cryptorchidism in Siberian Husky dogs

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-331

  Zhao, X ^a   Du, Z Q ^a   Rothschild, Max F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Dogs; Gene association study; Genetic defect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; MALE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77955159962     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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