Advancements in Genetic Marker Exploration for Livestock Vertebral Traits with a Focus on China

MZ Khan, W Chen, B Huang, X Liu, X Wang, Y Liu… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the context of increasing global meat consumption, the meat production
industry is facing significant challenges as it strives to enhance attributes related to livestock …

Two new patients with acromesomelic dysplasia, PRKG2 type—identification and characterization of the first missense variant

O Akgun-Dogan, F Díaz-González… - European Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Acromesomelic dysplasia, PRKG2 type (AMDP, MIM 619636), is an extremely rare
autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia characterized by severe disproportionate short …

Independent COL17A1 Variants in Cats with Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa

S Kiener, H Troyer, D Ruvolo, P Grest, S Soto, A Letko… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), characterized by defective adhesion of the epidermis to the
dermis, is a heterogeneous disease with many subtypes in human patients and domestic …

“Canine Genetics 2”

T Leeb - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wolves were the first animal species to become domesticated by humans, approximately
30,000–50,000 years ago. Human-directed dog breeding over thousands of generations …

Polymorphism detection of PRKG2 gene and its association with the number of thoracolumbar vertebrae and carcass traits in Dezhou donkey

T Wang, Z Liu, X Wang, Y Li, F Akhtar, M Li, Z Zhang… - BMC Genomic …, 2023 - Springer
Background Previous studies have shown that the protein kinase cGMP-dependent 2
(PRKG2) gene is associated with dwarfism in humans, dogo Argentines, and Angus cattle …

PCYT1A Missense Variant in Vizslas with Disproportionate Dwarfism

O Ludwig-Peisker, E Ansel, D Schweizer… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Disproportionate dwarfism phenotypes represent a heterogeneous subset of skeletal
dysplasias and have been described in many species including humans and dogs. In this …