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- Title
A canine DNM1 mutation is highly associated with the syndrome of exercise-induced collapse.
- Authors
Patterson, Edward E.; Minor, Katie M.; Tchernatynskaia, Anna V.; Taylor, Susan M.; Shelton, G. Diane; Ekenstedt, Kari J.; Mickelson, James R.
- Abstract
Labrador retrievers are the most common dog breed in the world, with over 200,000 new kennel club registrations per year. The syndrome of exercise-induced collapse (EIC) in this breed is manifested by muscle weakness, incoordination and life-threatening collapse after intense exercise. Using a genome-wide microsatellite marker scan for linkage in pedigrees, we mapped the EIC locus to canine chromosome 9. We then used SNP association and haplotype analysis to fine map the locus, and identified a mutation in the dynamin 1 gene (DNM1) that causes an R256L substitution in a highly conserved region of the protein. This first documented mammalian DNM1 mutation is present at a high frequency in the breed and is a compelling candidate causal mutation for EIC, as the dynamin 1 protein has an essential role in neurotransmission and synaptic vesicle endocytosis.
- Subjects
EXERCISE physiology; FATIGUE (Physiology); KENNELS; DOGS; MICROSATELLITE repeats; GENETIC markers; CHROMOSOMES
- Publication
Nature Genetics, 2008, Vol 40, Issue 10, p1235
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ng.224