Rufus je pa že taprav dec
Čestitke Tini in Missy, lepo šibata.
ASHGI je dal ven nekaj obvestil, če bi kdo rad prispeval k boljšemu poznavanju in zdravju pasme
Če bi kdo sodeloval, se lahko zmenimo pa kaj skupaj pošljemo - jaz bi lahko za Behavior and Genetics Project in Cleft Palate Research.
Cataracts in Australian Shepherds ResearchGoal: To identify additional genes responsible for causing cataracts in Australian Shepherds.
Conducted by: Cathryn Mellersh, PhD
Animal Health Trust (AHT)
Lanwades Park, Kentford
Newmarket, Suffolk CbK 7UU
United Kingdom
Samples needed from:
HSF4-Clear purebred Australian Shepherds with bilateral (both eyes) cataracts and dogs 8 and over that do not have cataracts.
Sample type: Cheek swabs
Other requirements:
Submission forms (provided by AHT)
Pedigree
CERF form or equivalent diagnostic paperwork
Mailing of completed packets to England
Contact: Bryan McLaughlin
[email protected]
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC) ResearchGoal: To identify genes responsible for causing EIC in Australian Shepherds and Border Collies and develop a DNA screening test.
Conducted by: Dr. Ned Patterson
University of Minnesota
Samples needed from purebred Australian Shepherds and Border Collies that have exhibited an episode of collapse during exercise.Sample type: Blood preferred.
Contact: Eva Furrow, VMD
University of Minnesota
C339 Veterinary Teaching Hospitals
1352 Boyd Ave.
St. Paul MN 55108
612-624-5322
[email protected]
Canine Epilepsy ResearchGoal: To identify genes responsible for causing epilepsy in various breeds of dog, including the Australian Shepherd, and develop a DNA screening test.
Conducted by: Dr. Ned Patterson
Canine Epilepsy Network
University of Minnesota
Samples needed from
purebred Australian Shepherds affected with epilepsy, siblings of affected dogs, and dogs 10 years of age or older with no history of seizures.Sample type: Whole blood in EDTA tubes.
Sample submission forms and seizure survey can be found here:
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/vbs/faculty/Mickelson/lab/ie/home.html Contact: Katie Minor
Neuromuscular Genetics Lab
University of Minnesota
C339 Veterinary Teaching Hospitals
1352 Boyd Ave.
St. Paul MN 55108
612-624-5322
[email protected]
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL) ResearchGoal: To determine whether previously identified mutations causing NCL, a lethal neurological disorder featuring severe seizures, are present in the Australian Shepherd.
Conducted by: Martin Katz
University of Missouri
Samples needed from:
Purebred Australian Shepherds exhibiting loss of coordination, visual impairment, loss of learned behavior, character changes or early-onset intractable seizures and their parents and full or half siblings. Sample type: From living affected dogs and their relatives, blood; from deceased NCL dogs, a brain tissue sample.
Contact: Martin Katz
[email protected] For more information about NCL see:
http://www.caninegeneticdiseases.net/CL_site/mainCL.htm
Cleft Palate Research - Volčje žreloGoal: To identify genes responsible for cleft palate in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers and other breeds, including the Australian Shepherd.
Conducted by: Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD
University of California, Davis
Samples needed from:
Purebred Australian Shepherds with cleft palate, parents and littermates of affected dogs and unaffected dogs that do NOT have affected near relatives.Sample type: Tissue or whole blood
Contact: Zena Wolf
[email protected] For more information about this study see:
http://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/dlbannasch/lab/projects/cleft_palate.html
Canine Lymphoma and Hemangiosarcoma ResearchGoal: To identify genes responsible for causing hemoangiosarcoma and lymphoma in dogs.
Conducted by: Matthew Breen, PhD
North Carolina State University
Samples needed from:
Purebred Australian Shepherds with hemangiosarcoma or lymphoma. Samples from certain relatives of affected dogs are also desired. Tissues from other types of cancers will be accepted and banked for future research.
Sample type: Tissue or blood
IMPORTANT: There are very specific requirements for sample submission to this study. Please contact the Breed Study Liaison (below) if you wish to contribute samples.
Other requirements:
Submission forms
Pedigree
Tumor or other pathology reports on affected dogs
Contact: Breen Labs
www.breenlab.org/recruitment.html If you need help with sample submission, contact:
Kim Monti, Breed Study Liaison
[email protected]
Behavior and Genetics ProjectGoal: Among others, to identify the gene(s) responsible for noise phobia and noise reactivity in Australian shepherds. A separate but related study seeks to identify characteristics and genes associated with outstanding performance in working dogs
Conducted by: Karen L. Overall, MA,VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVB
University of Pennsylvania
Samples needed from
purebred Australian shepherds, both affected and unaffected by noise reactivity/phobia. Related individuals are particularly helpful in this study.Sample type: Blood sample (about 6ml)
Other requirements:
Pedigree
Willingness to fill one short and one detailed questionnaire and them back to us. (Without these, the blood sample looses 50% of its value.)
Contact: Karen Overall
Center for Neurobiology and Behavior - Psychiatry Dept. - Penn Med
Translation Research Laboratory - 125 S. 31th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104 .7051 USA
[email protected].