Diese email hab ich heute bekommen, vielleicht ist ja Jemand daran interessiert, da es auch eine Beschreibung für Ausländer gibt.
Hello American Bulldog Breeder,
The description of a newly described inherited neurodegenerative disease
of American Bulldogs will appear in the Journal of Veterinary Internal
Medicine early in 2005 . The technical term for the disease is
"neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis" or NCL. Affected American Bulldogs
appear to be normal for the first year or two of their lives, but
sometime between 1-1/2 and 3 years of age they begin to have symptoms
which include gradual loss of coordination and gradually increasing
weakness. Eventually they are unable to stand and their quality of life
diminishes to the point that they need to be euthanized.. At the
University of Missouri we have studied DNA from a few affected American
Bulldogs. We believe that we have identified the mutation responsible
for the disease; however, we need to test additional dogs before we can
be sure. In order to validate our finding we are offering a free DNA
test for all American Bulldog samples received during January 2005.
Interested American Bulldog owners are asked to submit a blood sample,
pedigree information and a questionnaire with information on the dog's
medical history. In order to find our more about the disease and how
you can get your dog tested for free, please check our website at:
http://www.caninegeneticdiseases.net/CL_site/mainCL.htm
If you have questions or need additional information, contact project
coordinator Liz Hansen by email at HansenL@missouri.edu.
Sincerely,
Gary Johnson, DVM, PhD
University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine
Liz Hansen
Animal Molecular Genetics Laboratory
321 Connaway Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-3712
HansenL@missouri.edu
CGD website - www.CanineGeneticDiseases.net



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