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A DNA test for Fucosidosis in dogs
What is Fucosidosis?
A DNA test for Fucosidosis
Breeds at risk
Up to now Fucosidosis has only been found in the English Springer Spaniel.
The disorder is not necessarily unique for that breed. In the past, when breeds were
developed, often breeding stock of other breeds was used to improve certain characteristics.
In the process of introducing the desired qualities (genes) into a breed, it cannot be
avoided that many neutral as well as undesirable genes cross the barrier between breeds.
For the time being, in cases when symptoms of a storage disease, or even of Fucosidosis,
is found in a breed with "family ties" with English Springer Spaniels, checking with
the available DNA test could be a "best guess". If it can be proven that the defective
alleles are present, applying that DNA test will help the breeders in their selection
against the disorder. From there on it is one out of two, solving an existing breed problem
or preventing a future breed problem from developing.
Breeding policy
Testing for Fucosidosis
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