A simple repeat polymorphism in the MITF-M promoter is a key regulator of white spotting in dogs

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Körberg, Izabella Baranowska ^a,i   Sundström, Elisabeth ^b   Meadows, Jennifer R S ^b   Pielberg, Gerli Rosengren ^b   Gustafson, Ulla ^a   Hedhammar, Åke ^a   Karlsson, Elinor K ^c,d   Seddon, Jennifer ^b,e   Söderberg, Arne ^f   Vilà, Carles ^g   Zhang, Xiaolan ^c   Kesson, Mikael ^a   Lindblad Toh, Kerstin ^b,c   Andersson, Göran ^a   Andersson, Leif ^a,h  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SCIENCE FOR LIFE LABORATORY   (Sweden)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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EID: 84905919907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104363     Document Type: Article

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