Sentences with phrase «causes prcd»
The test analyzes the specific DNA mutation causing prcd - PRA.
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The gene mutation causing the prcd form of PRA is present in the Chinese Crested breed.
Not exact matches
ALL OF MY BREEDING DOGS ARE TESTED FOR PRCD - PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) which causes blindness in poodles thru OPTIGEN in Ithaca, New York.
OptiGen had previously identified another form of PRA caused by the prcd mutation in this breed.
June 1, 2005 New Mutation Test for prcd PRA Is Now Available OptiGen, LLC, proudly announces identification of the gene causing canine prcd - PRA (progressive rod - cone degeneration form of Progressive Retinal Atrophy).
The genetic disorder, prcd - PRA, causes cells in the retina at the back of the eye to degenerate and die, even though the cells seem to develop normally early in life.
It's been proven that all breeds being tested for prcd - PRA have the same disease caused by the same mutated gene.
This allowed discovery of the prcd mutation as at least one cause of PRA in the breed.
This led to the eventual identification of a single nucleotide substitution in the second codon of a previously unknown gene that is now known to be the cause of PRCD in at least 18 different breeds [23].
However, because there are multiple types of PRA caused by mutations in other genes, a normal result in PRCD does not exclude PRA in a pedigree.
The result — discovery of the cause for prcd - PRA in PWDs AND improvement of the test.
While the prcd form of PRA (detected by OptiGen's test) is by far the cause of the majority of PRA cases, a small portion remains unidentified.