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Genetyczne badania nad LCP

LCPD Research

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http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/genbiochem/people/faculty_web/kmurphy/projects/lcpd.html

http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/genbiochem/people/astarr.html

Our breed has a disease called Legg Calve Perthes Disease (LCPD). This disease is caused by the disruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur (the round bone which fits into the hip socket). When this happens, the result is death of bone cells and femur head gets deformed. There appears to be an increasing incidence of this disease showing up in Chinese Cresteds. This lead to contact with researcher Alison N. Starr, Ph.D, Assistant Research Professor on Canine Genetics Laboratory at Clemson University.

They are very interested in including the Chinese Crested in the study and this is a big oppertunity for us to identify the mutation causing LCPD and we could have a genetic test in the future (like we have with prcd-PRA).To accomplish this we need your help!!! The minimum blood samples required is 25 affected and 25 unaffected but the more samples they get over all increases the odds of them identifying the gene/s involved in this disease.

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