Expression in myocardial tissues of Great Dane dogs with cardiomyopathy
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ORGANISM(S): Canis lupus familiaris
SUBMITTER: Mark Oyama
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-16049 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Decreased triadin and increased calstabin2 expression in Great Danes with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Oyama M A MA Chittur S V SV Reynolds C A CA
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 20090805 5
<h4>Background</h4>Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cardiac disease of Great Dane dogs, yet very little is known about the underlying molecular abnormalities that contribute to disease.<h4>Objective</h4>Discover a set of genes that are differentially expressed in Great Dane dogs with DCM as a way to identify candidate genes for further study as well as to better understand the molecular abnormalities that underlie the disease.<h4>Animals</h4>Three Great Dane dogs with end-stage DCM and 3 ...[more]
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