Epilepsy Research Update
Epilepsy update – Collaboration brings power to the table! Please follow the link below to read the latest update on the Canine Genetic Centre's research project into idiopathic epilepsy. The…
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Breeder Mentoring and Canine Midwifery Programme
The following was sent to our Breed Health Co-ordinator by the Royal Kennel Club and may be of interest to anyone considering mentoring and breeding for the first time. …
Cancer Survey Results
RESULTS OF ISCGB CANCER SURVEY A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the survey There were 137 UK cancer cases reported. Although the sample number is small,…
C A Testing 2024
Please support the Canine Genetics team at Cambridge (used to be the AHT team who identified the CA gene and developed the test for us). They urgently need funding in…
CA Testing News
We have been working hard to enable Cerebellar Ataxia (CA) testing is available worldwide and we have some great news to share with you.
UK Only As you are aware Canine Genetics Testing (the Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the University of Cambridge) will be processing all the UK CA Swabs.
To order swabs for UK testing go to: UK CA SWAB TEST ORDER
Outside the UK Labogen is the EU laboratory that will process all swabs from countries outside the UK.
The Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the University of Cambridge have partnered with Laboklin whose European Laboratory will process the swabs.
To order your swabs for Worldwide testing go to: WORLDWIDE CA SWAB TEST ORDER
PLEASE email a copy of your results certificate to castatus@italianspinone.co.uk and your dog’s CA Status will be added to the ISCGB website and health database.
Epilepsy Study Swab Pathway
The Epilepsy study swab pathway is shown below.
Please choose which pathway you would like to take either:
PATHWAY 1 Affected dogs
or
PATHWAY 2 Unaffected dogs
Please also Note: If you sent any previous Epilepsy study swabs to the AHT you will not need to repeat them
Please click on Read More to view the full pathway.
News From Cambridge May 2021
The genetics team from the AHT are settling in at Cambridge and are hoping to get back to normal working very soon.
This will mean recommencing CA testing and also continuing the very important study into “The prevalence if Idiopathic Epilepsy in the Italian Spinone”
?Update from the genetics team at Cambridge?
Our scientists recently tested some more dogs for the genetic variants that we had identified from our genome scan as being potentially associated with IE, but our results suggest that we still do not have quite enough samples to be sure whether or not we can replicate this finding, and we need to be sure of this before we can take the study further. As such we are in great need of samples from dogs affected with IE and those over the age of 7 years with no report of seizure.
The team work very closely with Hannes Lohi’s group on epilepsy in several breeds and so any samples that go to him should be able to be shared with our KC genetics team, and vice versa. All of our AHT samples and the majority of data have travelled with us to Cambridge, so are still available.
Mini Update Health Matters June 2021
CA TestingThe DNA testing service was approved by Cambridge University last week, and the genetics team can now begin the process of recruiting staff to perform this function. The Italian…
Lymphoma
Canine lymphoma is a common cancer of the white blood cells [lymphocytes]. It typically presents as swelling of the lymph nodes [glands]. An owner will often first notice a swelling…
CA Test Update March 2021
The genetics team from the AHT have secured a laboratory at Cambridge University, contracts are still being negotiated between the University of Cambridge the Kennel club and Kennel Club Charitable…
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