Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rubber jaw in a Weimaraner dog due to juvenile nephropathy. A case without evidence for genetic involvement.
- Journal:
- Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Brachthäuser, L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Institut fü
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
The case of a 5-month-old male Weimaraner dog with severe osteodystrophia fibrosa (rubber jaw) and renal insufficiency is presented. Kidneys were smaller than normal with a granular cortical surface and a histopathological end-stage diagnosis consistent with juvenile nephropathy. Analysis of four described genetic mutations associated with Alport syndrome in dogs revealed no evidence for familiar inheritance in this dog.
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