Clinical presentation of dogs with fibrotic myopathy

Males were overrepresented (61%)

The aim of this prospective study was to determine the presentation, diagnosis, progression, and family risk of fibrotic myopathy, a disease with marked breed predisposition in the German Shepherd Dog (GSD). Medical records of dogs recruited to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Comparative Genetics and Orthopedic Laboratory between November 2019 to August 2022 and diagnosed with fibrotic myopathy were reviewed upon referral. The following data were recorded: sex, age, weight, regio interscapularis (withers) height, date of neutering, coat color and length, and age at fibrotic myopathy diagnosis. A pedigree was also obtained. In the study population, breeds included 37 GSDs, a Belgian Malinois, ...

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MICHELE TUMBARELLO, Med Vet, PhD Genetics 11 September 2023

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Clinical presentation of dogs with fibrotic myopathy

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Clinical presentation of dogs with fibrotic myopathy

Scientific Publishing