Thirty-eight breeds tested for gene variant behind Warmblood fragile foal syndrome
Share The skeleton of the Arabian stallion Bairactar Or. Ar. (1813-1838) in the Stud Museum Offenhausen in Germany. A tooth from this skeleton was used for DNA analysis, and he was eliminated as the purported source of Warmblood fragile foal syndrome. Photo: Stephan Kube A study in which 4081 horses from 38 breeds were tested for the gene responsible for Warmblood fragile foal syndrome found an overall prevalence of 4.9%. Warmblood fragile foal syndrome is a recessive disorder, caused by a variant in the PLOD1 gene. Being recessive, it must be inherited from each parent for the condition to e...
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