News & Updates
News and updates from GoldenDNA.org
Third Quarter 2011 DNA Testing Results
Statistics are usually published in the GRCA News edition that follows receipt of the stats by Ann Hubbs. You might want to watch for those numbers there and collect them as time goes on.
The statistics are incomplete as they come from Optigen, and they do not account for test samples that might be [...]
Change in Submission Policy
Starting on March 1st, new submissions will NOT be added to the website until a copy of the test results have been received. This can be:
a copy of the test results (paper or scanned),
a forwarded copy of the results email you received from the laboratory, or
the link to your dog’s test result [...]
An Update on Eye Disease in Golden Retrievers: Pigmentary Uveitis
This article was written by Ann Hubbs for the GRCA Health and Genetics Committee.
Pigmentary Uveitis, a.k.a. Golden Retriever uveitis, is an important cause of blindness in Golden Retrievers. First described in scientific articles in 2000, anecdotal evidence suggests it has been a problem for much longer. This article explains what it is, its prevalence in [...]
prcd-PRA 2010 Testing Stats
Here are the stats I currently have for 2010:
Laboklin (Germany)
Tested Thru January 2010 – 166 Tested
Clear 82% (136)
Carrier 17% (28)
Affected 1% (2)
February 2010 – October 2010 – 182 Tested
Clear 89% (162)
Carrier 11% (20)
Affected 0% (0)
Optigen (US)
January – June 2010 – 110 Tested
Clear 88% (97)
Carrier 12% (13)
Affected 0% (0)
Total Tested (both labs) – 1,488
Pigmentary Uveitis and the Importance of CERF
The following is posted with permission of the author: Sylvia Donahey, of Birnam Wood Golden Retrievers…..(Thank You Sylvia!)
Several years ago I bred a dog, Birnam Wood’s No Trout About It, “Cody,” that was later diagnosed with Pigmentary Uveitis (PU) at four years of age. (http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=186041)
Dr. Wendy Townsend was just beginning her research into [...]
prcd-PRA Optigen Testing Statistics Through 2009
As of December 31, 2009, Optigen had tested 1,030 Golden Retrievers for PRA. 207 of them were carriers. The numbers for 2009 alone were:
January—March 2009: 78 tested, 17 carriers, 0 affected
April—June 2009: 62 tested, 18 carriers, 0 affected
July—September 2009: 53 tested, 15 carriers, 0 affected
October—December 2009: 111 tested, 10 carriers, 0 affected
This made a total [...]
When Good Dogs Get Bad Genes
Used with permission from Today’s Breeder, Nestle Purina PetCare
The article discusses the prcd-PRA testing in Goldens, and also includes the use of DNA testing in other breeds, so you might want to share this with friends from other breeds. For better or for worse, all dog breeders are going to have to learn more and [...]
PRA in Golden Retrievers…A Breeders Challenge
This article appeared in the 2007 November-December Golden Retriever News and was approved by the GRCA Health & Genetics Committee.
In 2007 a Golden Retriever was diagnosed with physical symptoms of Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA). A second opinion and subsequent DNA test proved that it was prcd-PRA, a genetic disorder tied to a recessive gene that [...]