To make this test more convenient for North American clients, OptiGen is serving as an agent for Antagene, by rendering blood or
cheek swab samples into DNA and shipping the DNA to Antagene.
A
simple cheek swab sample may be submitted for DNA analysis to determine the existence of the MDR1 - 1 ∆ mutation in any particular pet.
To make this test more convenient for these clients, OptiGen is serving as an agent for Antagene, by rendering blood or
cheek swab samples into DNA and shipping the DNA to Antagene.
To archive blood, tissue, and
cheek swab samples from European dogs with hemangiosarcoma or lymphoma and their relatives for future research.
If your vet highly suspects Degenerative Myelopathy, a blood sample can be submitted to the veterinary school at the University of Missouri to test for the mutant gene — or dogs can be screened with
a cheek swab sample.
To make this test more convenient for clients, OptiGen is serving as an agent for Antagene, by rendering blood or
cheek swab samples into DNA and shipping the DNA to Antagene.
All of the dog DNA tests Belzer tried use
a cheek swab sampling to compare DNA against a number of major breeds.
All of the kits test DNA via
a cheek swab sampling, except for the most expensive, Mars Veterinary's Wisdom Panel Professional, which requires a blood test at a veterinarian's office (call your local veterinarian for pricing).
Cheek swab samples were obtained for 368 dogs (53 %), and the samples were screened for the mutant PFK allele.
Testing was also performed on blood or
cheek swab samples of a non-randomized group of 575 field trial dogs between 1992 and 1999.