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Records of Malinois puppies with spongy degeneration of the cerebellar nuclei were analyzed including clinical signs, histopathological changes, and pedigree data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Signs of cerebellar dysfunction were observed in puppies of both sexes from 5 different litters (1995\u20132009) of phenotypically normal parents. Clinical signs started before the age of 2 months and resulted in euthanasia of all puppies by the age of 13 weeks. Histopathology disclosed marked bilateral spongy degeneration of the cerebellar nuclei and vacuoles in the granular cell layer and foliate white matter of the cerebellum. In some puppies, discrete vacuoles in gray and white matter were present in other parts of the brain. Furthermore, spheroids and dilated myelin sheaths were observed. Pedigree data and segregation frequency support an autosomal recessive hereditary disorder.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Clinical Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Malinois suffer from a hereditary spongiform degeneration that predominates in the cerebellum and causes an early onset of clinical signs with unfavorable prognosis. Future efforts should increase awareness among veterinarians and breeders and aim to identify underlying metabolic mechanisms and the affected genes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1939-1676.2011.0720.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,4,13]],"date-time":"2011-04-13T12:33:06Z","timestamp":1302697986000},"page":"490-496","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Spongy Degeneration with Cerebellar Ataxia in Malinois Puppies: A Hereditary Autosomal Recessive Disorder?"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"M.","family":"Kleiter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Divisions of Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Department for Companion Animals and Horses, , Vienna,","place":["Austria"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"H\u00f6gler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Pathology and Forensic 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