About the Authors

James A. C. Oliver

James.Oliver@aht.org.uk

Affiliation Department of Canine Genetics Research, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Oliver P. Forman

Affiliation Department of Canine Genetics Research, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Louise Pettitt

Affiliation Department of Canine Genetics Research, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Cathryn S. Mellersh

Affiliation Department of Canine Genetics Research, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JO OF LP CM. Performed the experiments: JO OF LP. Analyzed the data: JO OF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JO OF LP. Wrote the paper: JO OF CM.