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Frequency of the canine leucocyte adhesion deficiency (CLAD) mutation among Irish red setters in Germany
Author(s) -
Pfeiffer I.,
Brenig B.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of animal breeding and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.689
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1439-0388
pISSN - 0931-2668
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00500.x
Subject(s) - missense mutation , genetics , mutant , biology , mutation , gene , irish , linguistics , philosophy
Summary Canine leucocyte adhesion deficiency (CLAD) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease occurring among Irish red setters. The genetic defect causative for this disorder was recently identified as a missense mutation in the ITGB2 gene. Irish red setters with one copy of the mutant gene appear normal, while dogs with two copies of the mutant gene manifest the disease. The present report describes the analysis of the single nucleotide polymorphism in 289 Irish red setters by DNA sequencing. The frequency of CLAD carriers in Germany is 11%.