Prevalence of an angiotensin-converting enzyme gene variant in dogs

Plain English summary Genetic differences in the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) have been shown to affect the way dogs respond to ACE-inhibitors, a class of medication which is used to treat dogs with heart disease. Dogs that have a genetic mutation of the ACE gene show less benefit with ACE-in...

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Main Authors: D. B. Adin, C. E. Atkins, S. G. Friedenberg, J. A. Stern, K. M. Meurs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Canine Medicine and Genetics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-021-00105-2