About the Authors

Sarah K. Brown

Affiliations Canid Diversity and Conservation Laboratory, Center for Veterinary Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Niels C. Pedersen

Affiliations Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Sardar Jafarishorijeh

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Danika L. Bannasch

Affiliations Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Department of Population, Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Kristen D. Ahrens

Affiliations Canid Diversity and Conservation Laboratory, Center for Veterinary Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Biological Sciences Department, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Jui-Te Wu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan, Republic of China

Michaella Okon

Affiliation Ruah Midbar Kennel for Desert Bred Salukis, Herzliya, Israel

Benjamin N. Sacks

bnsacks@ucdavis.edu

Affiliations Canid Diversity and Conservation Laboratory, Center for Veterinary Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Department of Population, Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Biological Sciences Department, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BNS NCP SKB. Performed the experiments: SKB BNS KDA SJ DLB J-TW MO. Analyzed the data: SKB BNS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BNS NCP. Wrote the paper: BNS SKB NCP.