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The mission of the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences is to generate and disseminate biomedical information that impacts both human and animal health. The department fulfills this mission by discovering new knowledge; translating the knowledge into useful applications; educating undergraduate, graduate and veterinary students in the biomedical sciences; and communicating this knowledge to health professionals, animal producers, and the biomedical industries.

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A canine DNM1 mutation is highly associated with the syndrome of exercise-induced collapse

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Edward E Patterson, Katie M Minor, Anna V Tchernatynskaia, Susan M Taylor, G Diane Shelton, Kari J Ekenstedt & James R Mickelson.

Edward Patterson and colleagues report that a missense mutation in the gene encoding dynamin 1 (DNM1) is associated with exercised-induced collapse in Labrador retriever dogs. This is the first documented mutation in DNM1 in mammals and suggests a critical role for dynamin 1 in maintaining proper neurotransmission under conditions of high synaptic activity.