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Table 1 Heterozygous polymorphism in exonic sequence of TERT gene in four different dog breeds

From: Polymorphisms within the Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase gene (TERT) in four breeds of dogs selected for difference in lifespan and cancer susceptibility

Exon

Nucleotide

BP change

Codon change

Individuals

3

4395

A to M (A or C)

Thr to Pro¶

DS 1; NF 4; IW 2 & 3

3

4428

T to Y (C or T)

Cys to Arg¶

DS 1 & 3; NF 1, 3, & 5; IW 4

3

4478

T to W (A or T)

Phe to Tyr¶

DS 1; NF 3, 4 & 5

3

4517

A to M (A or C)

Ser to Ser

DS 1; NF 3; ST 1

3

4526

A to R (A or G)

Gly to Gly

DS 2; NF 1 & 2

3

4547

C to Y (C or T)

Tyr to Tyr

DS 1, 2 & 4; NF 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5; ST 3 & 5; IW 1

3

4548

A to M (A or C)

Arg to Arg

DS 4; IW 5; ST 1, 4, & 5

4

5454

A to M (A or C)

Gln to Pro¶

DS 1; NF 1 & 5; ST 1

4

5467

T to Y (C or T)

Pro to Pro

DS 1, 3, 4, & 5; NF 4 & 5; ST 2; IW 1

4

5511

A to M (A or C)

Gln to Pro¶

DS 1, 3, 4, & 5; NF 3 & 5; ST 2; IW 1

6

7125

T to Y (C or T)

Leu to Pro¶

DS 1 & 2; IW 2 & 4

12

14458

G to S (G or C)

Pro to Pro

DS 2 & 3; NF 5

17

18322

C to S (G or C)

His to Asp¶

DS 5; ST 4; IW 1, 4, &5

17

18329

G to R (A or G)

Stop to Stop

DS 5; ST 4; IW 2

  1. ¶ = Potentially deleterious mutation.
  2. DS = Dachsund.
  3. NF = Newfoundland.
  4. ST = Shi Tzu.
  5. IW = Irish Wolfhound.