The objective of the fellowship is to provide an in - depth clinical research training experience at a premier medical center with expertise and significant clinical volume in the area of biochemical genetics, including
lysosomal storage diseases, as well as in therapeutics and clinical trials involving patients with these and
other metabolic diseases and, thereby, to increase the number of medical geneticists with interest, knowledge, and expertise in this area.
Other health issues reported occasionally in Dalmatians include copper toxicosis, laryngeal paralysis, megaesophagus, polyneuropathy, and
lysosomal storage disease.