Taurine deficiency and dilated cardiomyopathy in golden retrievers fed commercial diets.
Joanna L KaplanJoshua A SternAndrea J FascettiJennifer A LarsenHannah SkolnikGordon D PeddleRichard D KienleAndrew WaxmanMichael CocchiaroCatherine T Gunther-HarringtonTyler KloseKendra LaFauciBonnie LefbomMaggie Machen LamyRebecca MalakoffSatoko NishimuraMaureen OldachSteven RosenthalChristopher StauthammerLynne O'SullivanLance C VisserRegan WilliamsEric OntiverosPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Certain diets and diet characteristics were associated with the development of taurine deficiency. Taurine deficiency and dilated cardiomyopathy in golden retrievers is likely multifactorial, including a combination of dietary, metabolic, and genetic factors.