Lizzie’s test results for the new DM (degenerative myelopathy) test have come back NORMAL. Yay! I mostly decided to submit her in order to support further study of this disease, as it’s still unclear exactly what breeders should be doing with results…but I’m glad to know that it’s unlikely she’ll ever develop DM.
From the documentation of results:
NORMAL (N/N): This dog is homozygous N/N, with two normal copies of the gene. In the seven breeds studied at the University of Missouri in depth so far, dogs with test results of N/N (Normal) have never been confirmed to have DM. This dog can only transmit the normal gene to its offspring, and it is unlikely that this dog or its offspring will ever develop DM.
I sent off a fluffy test, just so I know. Trying to get a CERF around here is somewhat harder…unless someone does a show clinic, I have to drive 1.5 hours to have it done. These days, it’s really hard to find time for that! Maybe next month.
#1 by Traci on October 10, 2008 - 8:05 pm
Yay! Congrats on the N/N results! I might just have to do that DM test on my kids too, provided it’s cost effective times 3
Hugs to the fuzzy ones
#2 by penni on October 10, 2008 - 9:45 pm
I’m very glad Lizzie is normal.
Since we don’t know the correlation between affected and the test results, we really are doing the test to build up a data base from which, perhaps someday, we’ll learn something truly useful. Chase also came bask homozygous normal — to my great relief.