title: Clinical and genetic aspects of X-linked ectodermal dysplasia in the dog -- a review including three new spontaneous cases.
abstract: This review presents the clinical, dermato-histopathological and genetic features of canine X-linked ectodermal dysplasia in previously reported cases and in three new spontaneous cases. The condition is compared with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in humans and, based on current genetic concepts, we suggest that the two conditions are caused by the same gene and, consequently, represent a single pathological entity that affects both humans and dogs.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. emoura@per.com.br
authors.forename: Enio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Silvana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cirio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D014960:X Chromosome