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The Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) leads to a degeneration of the retina and results in... more
Disease
The Progressive Retinal Atrophy as an inherited form leads to a degeneration of the retina and results in blindness. The Retina which is composed of photoreceptor cells as well as nerve cells covers the back inside wall of the eye and is responsible for image formation. The photoreceptor cells can be divided into rods or cones depending on their function. The rod cells are specialised for the mesopic vision and contrast sensitivity. The con cells are responsible for color vision. The prcd-PRA causes initially a loss of function of the rod cells accompanied by night blindness. At later stages the cone cells become affected leading to a complete blindness of the dog. Age of onset of clinical symptoms is typically in early adolescence or early adulthood. However, the onset of the disease may vary among different dog breeds.
Breed
Affenpinscher, Afghan Hound, Airedale Terrier, Akita, Alaskan Husky, Alaskan Klee Kai, Alaskan Malamute, Alpine Dachsbracke, American Akita, American Bulldog, American Bully, American Cocker Spaniel, American Eskimo Dog, American Hairless Terrier, American Pitbull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Anatolian Shepherd, Anglo-Francais de Petite Vénérie, Appenzell Cattle Dog, Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Australian Silky Terrier, Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, Australian Terrier, Austrian Pinscher, Azawakh, Basenji, Basset Fauve de Bretagne, Basset Hound, Beagle, Bearded Collie, Beauceron, Bedlington Terrier, Belgian Shepherd Dog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bichon Frisé, Bloodhound, Blue Gascony Griffon, Blue Picardy Spaniel, Boerboel, Bohemian Shepherd, Bolognese, Bolonka Zwetna, Border Collie, Border Terrier, Borzoi, Boston Terrier, Bourbonnais Pointing Dog, Bouvier des Ardennes, Bouvier des Flandres, Boxer, Boykin Spaniel, Bracco Italiano, Brazilian Terrier, Briard, Brittany Spaniel, Broholmer, Bull Terrier, Bullmastiff, Cairn Terrier, Canaan Dog, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Catahoula Leopard Dog (Louisiana), Catalan Sheepdog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Central Asia Shepherd Dog, Cesky Fousek, Cesky Terrier, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chihuahua, Chinese Crested Dog, Chinook, Chow Chow, Clumber Spaniel, Collie (rough/smooth), Continental Bulldog, Continental Toy Spaniel, Coton de Tuléar, Croatian Shepherd Dog, Curly Coated Retriever, Cursinu, Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, Dachshund (Dackel), Dalmatian, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Danish-Swedish Farmdog, Deerhound, Dobermann, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Drentsche Partridge Dog, Dutch Shepherd Dog, Elo, English Bulldog, English Cocker Spaniel, English Foxhound, English Pointer, English Setter, English Shepherd, English Springer Spaniel, English Toy Terrier, Entlebuch Cattle Dog, Eurasian, Fawn Brittany Griffon, Field Spaniel, Fila Brasileiro, Finnish Hound, Finnish Lapponian Dog, Flat Coated Retriever, Fox Terrier, French Bulldog, French Spaniel, French Water Dog (Barbet), Frisian Water Dog, German Hound, German Hunting Terrier, German Long-haired Pointing Dog, German Pinscher, German Shepherd Dog, German Short-haired Pointing Dog, German Spaniel, German Spitz, German Wire-haired Pointing Dog, Giant Schnauzer, Giant Spitz, Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Great Swiss Mountain Dog, Greenland Dog, Greyhound, Groenendael, Havanese, Hokkaido, Hovawart, Hungarian Greyhound (Magyar agár), Hunting Terrier, Icelandic Sheepdog, Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Red Setter, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Irish Terrier, Irish Water Spaniel, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Cane Corso, Italian Sighthound, Italian Spinone, Italian Volpino, Jack Russell Terrier, Japanese Chin, Kangal Shepherd Dog, Karelian Bear Dog, Keeshond, Kerry Blue Terrier, Kleiner Münsterländer, Komondor, Kooikerhondje, Kromfohrländer, Kuvasz, Labradoodle, Labrador Retriever, Laekenois, Lagotto Romagnolo, Lakeland Terrier, Lancashire Heeler, Landseer, Lapponian Herder, Large Münsterländer, Leonberger, Lhasa Apso, Long-Haired Dachshund, Lucas Terrier, Magyar Vizsla, Malinois, Maltese, Manchester Terrier, Markiesje, Mastiff, McNab Shepherd, Mexican Hairless Dog (Xoloitzcuintle), Miniature American Shepherd, Miniature Bull Terrier, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Poodle, Miniature Schnauzer, Mixed Breed, Mudi, Neapolitan Mastiff, New Zealand Huntaway, Newfoundland, Norfolk Terrier, Norrbottenspitz, Northern Inuit, Norwegian Buhund, Norwegian Elkhound, Norwegian Lundehund, Norwich Terrier, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Old Danish Pointing Dog, Old English Sheepdog, Old German Herding Dogs, Olde English Bulldogge, other / unknown, Papillon, Parson Russell Terrier, Patterdale Terrier, Pekingese, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Peruvian Hairless Dog, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Phalène, Pharaoh Hound, Picardy Sheepdog, Picardy Spaniel, Podenco, Polish Lowland Sheepdog (PON), Pomeranian, Pont-Audemer Spaniel, Poodle, Porcelaine, Portuguese Pointing Dog, Portuguese Water Dog, Prague Ratter, Presa Canario, Pug, Puli, Pumi, Pyrenean Mastiff, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Pyrenean Sheepdog, Rat Terrier, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Rottweiler, Russian Black Terrier, Russian-European Laika, Saarloos Wolfhond, Saluki, Samoyed, Savoy Sheepdog, Schafpudel, Schapendoes, Schipperke, Schnauzer, Scottish Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Shar Pei, Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie), Shiba, Shih Tzu, Short-Haired Dachshund, Siberian Husky, Silken Windhound, Silken Windsprite (Long-Haired Whippet), Skye Terrier, Sloughi, Spanish Greyhound, Spanish Mastiff, Spanish Water Dog, St. Bernard, Stabijhoun, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Sussex Spaniel, Swedish Lapphund, Swedish Vallhund (Västgötaspets), Tamaskan, Tatra Shepherd Dog, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, Tenterfield Terrier, Tervueren, Thai Ridgeback Dog, Tibetan Mastiff, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier, Tosa, Toy Fox Terrier, Toy Poodle, Weimaraner, Welsh Corgi (Cardigan/Pembroke), Welsh Springer Spaniel, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Westfalen Terrier, Whippet, White Swiss Shepherd Dog, Wire-Haired Dachshund, Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon Korthals, Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer, Wäller, Yorkshire Terrier
Heredity
autosomal recessive
Test duration
1-2 weeks after arrival of the sample in the lab
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