Genetic investigation of oculoskeletal dysplasia in the Northern Inuit dog
Oculoskeletal dysplasia (OSD) is a hereditary condition in dogs characterised by skeletal and ocular defects. Mutations in collagen genes, COL9A2 and COL9A3, have previously been implicated in the disease in the Samoyed and Labrador retriever breeds respectively. OSD was first observed in the Northern Inuit dog (NID) breed in 2012, with six dogs from two Read more about Genetic investigation of oculoskeletal dysplasia in the Northern Inuit dog[…]