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In dogs, as in other species, we are surely going to find more than the known hereditary forms of Fucosidosis. In breeds that are hardly related to the English Springer Spaniel different mutant genes may have the same phenotypic effect causing the disease. Dr. Urs Giger and his group in Pennsylvania and other scientists all over the world are searching for other hereditary forms of Fucosidosis and other storage diseases. Visit our website to stay informed about new developments in storage disease research and about new developments in DNA testing in companion animals.