title: Gross muscle hypertrophy in whippet dogs is caused by a mutation in the myostatin gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0709, USA. gshelton@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: G Diane
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Shelton
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engvall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009122:Muscle Hypertonia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000662:veterinary*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D055435:Myostatin; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D055435:Myostatin; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta