One of her roles that summer included assistance in a study on the genetic muscular disease myotonia congenita in Miniature Schnauzers. (vetmed.umn.edu)
Targeted mutation of mouse skeletal muscle sodium channel produces myotonia and potassium - sensitive weakness. (abcam.com)
The Miniature Schnauzer can be prone to congenital cataracts, a degenerative eye disease called progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), congenital portal systemic vascular anomalies (also called liver shunts), bladder stones, a hereditary muscle disorder called myotonia congenita, and autoimmune diseases possibly linked to vaccination reactions. (soonervet.net)