Carrier Rate and Mutant Allele Frequency of GM1 Gangliosidosis in Miniature Shiba Inus (Mame Shiba): Population Screening of Breeding Dogs in Japan

GM1 gangliosidosis is a progressive, recessive, autosomal, neurodegenerative, lysosomal storage disorder that affects the brain and multiple systemic organs due to an acid β-galactosidase deficiency encoded by the <i>GLB1</i> gene. This disease occurs in the Shiba Inu breed, which is one...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Shahnaj Pervin, Md Shafiqul Islam, Yamato Yorisada, Aya Sakai, Shimma Masamune, Akira Yabuki, Tofazzal Md Rakib, Shinichiro Maki, Martia Rani Tacharina, Osamu Yamato
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Subjects:	carrier rate mutant allele frequency Mame Shiba Inu GM1 gangliosidosis canine <i>GLB1</i> gene dog breeding
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/10/1242