About the Authors
- Eija H. Seppälä
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Affiliations Research Programs Unit, Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
- Arnold J. J. Reuser
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Affiliation Departments of Clinical Genetics and Paediatrics, Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Hannes Lohi
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* E-mail: hannes.lohi@helsinki.fi
Affiliations Research Programs Unit, Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
Competing Interests
A DNA test for the Finnish Lapphund, Swedish Lapphund and Lapponian Herders is commercially available through Genoscoper Oy (Ltd), which is partly owned by HL. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EHS HL. Performed the experiments: EHS. Analyzed the data: EHS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJJR HL. Wrote the paper: EHS AJJR HL.