MORE SAMPLES STILL NEEDED Latest epilepsy research update from the Canine Genetics Centre The CGC will be finalising sample collections in summer for the next phase of the project. Please swab your dog and send it back as soon as … Continue reading →
Giant Schnauzer Epilepsy Research Update Sample update – The Canine Genetics Centre have received DNA samples from 20 affected Giant Schnauzers and 27 unaffected controls at present. This doesn’t include swab kits sent out that have not yet been returned. … Continue reading →
Can you help with research into canine idiopathic epilepsy? The Giant Schnauzer Health Fund has donated £2,000 along with the 3 breed clubs collectively donating a further £3,000 to the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC) at the University of Cambridge, in … Continue reading →
Due to increasing numbers of HUU (SLC2A9) mutation carriers being highlighted the Kennel Club were approached to add the HUU DNA test to the official DNA testing scheme, in order to facilitate monitoring of the mutation frequency. However an association … Continue reading →
Generalised Progressive Retinal Atrophy (GPRA) Research N.B. This is a different type of PRA to prcd-PRA for which there is another DNA test available. PRA is a blinding disease for which there is no treatment, so developing a DNA test … Continue reading →
Latest Update: We have currently sent samples from 5 Giant Schnauzers affected with Idiopathic Epilepsy to take part in the Give A Dog a Genome project, all of which meet the strict criteria for taking part in the project. The … Continue reading →
The Giant Schnauzer Club in association with the Northern Schnauzer Club, Schnauzer Club of Great Britain and Giant Schnauzer Health Fund are conducting a study in relation to seizures/fits/epilepsy in the Giant Schnauzer. The purpose is to determine the prevalence … Continue reading →
DNA test found for the inherited form of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in both Standard Schnauzers and Giant Schnauzers Recent research, at the Animal Molecular Genetics Lab at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (UoM), discovered a gene mutation … Continue reading →
