![]() Perhaps the most dramatic association between patterns of pigmentation and deafness in the dog can be found in the Dalmatian. ![]() The interested reader is directed to a more comprehensive review of a molecular genetic approach to deafness in dogs, one outlining the application of comparative genomics. One study has discussed various candidate loci based upon research on deafness in the dog, the human, and the mouse, but to date no specific loci have been shown to influence deafness in the dog. Long suspected of having a genetic basis, the search for loci with a pronounced influence in the expression of hearing loss in the dog has yet to be successful. ![]() The association between patterns of pigmentation and deafness in the dog has a long-documented history, with reports dating back over one hundred years. ![]()
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