Though that is a good opportunity to get your dogs tested and get an overview about the situation on this mutated gene, European scientists working on DM clearly state that there is not the one gene that causes the disease, some of them, like Bern, even don´t recommend the test, because it cannot be used for a proper working breeding management.
At the moment it seems, that like in humans, the disease is caused by different genes and ways of heritage that only cause the same symptoms and neurological and histological findings.
Bern will start a research program on DM on our breed and details of this, also cost free opportunity, will be published soon on wolfdog.org. So it might be easier to wait a little bit to visit your vet only once to get some samples for Missouri and Bern at the same time. For this research every dog available will be a great help.
Greetings
Ina
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17-08-2010, 20:24
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