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Sick as a dog

The genetic code of purebreds offers clues to human and pet diseases

By Zara Herskovits
Globe Correspondent / July 25, 2005

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Shirley LaFlamme's bullmastiff, Halo, died last year of cancer. Two of her other dogs are fighting cancer now. She hopes her fourth will avoid the same fate. (Full article: 951 words)

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