Variation in genes related to cochlear biology is strongly associated with adult-onset deafness in border collies.
Yokoyama JS, Lam ET, Ruhe AL, Erdman CA, Robertson KR, Webb AA, Williams DC, Chang ML, Hytönen MK, Lohi H, Hamilton SP, Neff MW.
Yokoyama JS, et al. Among authors: webb aa.
PLoS Genet. 2012 Sep;8(9):e1002898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002898. Epub 2012 Sep 13.
PLoS Genet. 2012.
PMID: 23028339
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Domestic dogs can suffer from hearing losses that can have profound impacts on working ability and quality of life. We have identified a type of adult-onset hearing loss in Border Collies that appears to have a genetic cause, with an earlier age of onset (3-5 years) …
Domestic dogs can suffer from hearing losses that can have profound impacts on working ability and quality of life. We have identifie …