DNA tests currently available in the UK

Below is a list of disease-specific DNA tests that can currently be accessed directly from the UK (contact details for organisations are listed at the bottom of this page): 

Condition Breed Organisation
Centronuclear Myopathy Labrador Retriever Animal Health Trust
Cerebellar Ataxia Italian Spinone Animal Health Trust
Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Border Collie Animal Health Trust
CLAD Irish Setter Animal Health Trust
Congenital stationary night blindness Briard Animal Health Trust
Copper toxicosis Bedlington Terrier Animal Health Trust
Fucosidosis English Springer Spaniel Animal Health Trust
Hereditary Cataract Staffordshire Bull Terrier Animal Health Trust
L-2-hydroxy glutaric aciduria Staffordshire Bull Terrier Animal Health Trust
Phosphofructokinase deficiency English Springer Spaniel Animal Health Trust
PHPT Keeshond The Keeshond Club
North of England Keeshond Club
Progressive retinal atrophy (rcd 1) Irish Setter Animal Health Trust
Progressive retinal atrophy (rcd 1a) Sloughi Animal Health Trust
Progressive retinal atrophy (rcd 3) Cardigan Welsh Corgi Cambridge Vet School
Progressive retinal atrophy (cord 1) Miniature Long Haired Dachshund
Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund
Animal Health Trust, Laboklin
Progressive retinal atrophy (cord 1) English Springer Spaniel Animal Health Trust
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphate 1 (PDP1) deficiency Clumber and Sussex Spaniels Animal Health Trust
von Willebrand's disease Irish Red and White Setter Animal Health Trust
von Willebrand's disease Dobermann The Kennel Club
Yellow coat in Labrador Retrievers Labrador Retriever Animal Health Trust

In addition, a company in the USA, OptiGen, have also developed two new DNA tests that are attracting increased interest from UK dog breeders. 

Optigen have a relationship with a Dutch company (www.vhlgenetics.com) who will collect European samples and ship them directly to OptiGen. 

The two tests that are causing most UK interest are:

Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) in: 

  • Rough and Smooth Collies
  • Border Collies
  • Shetland Sheepdogs
  • Lancashire Heelers

Late onset Progressive retinal atrophy (so-called prcd-1) in:

  • American Cocker Spaniels
  • Australian Cattle Dogs
  • Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
  • Chinese Cresteds
  • Cocker Spaniels
  • Finnish Lapphunds
  • Labradors
  • Miniature Poodles
  • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
  • Portuguese Water Dogs
  • Toy Poodles

DNA Profiling and parentage analysis:

The Kennel Club offers a DNA Profiling Service for individual dogs, as well as a parentage verification service where parentage of a litter might be in doubt.

Contact the Health & Breeder Services Department or telephone 020 7518 1027/1023 for further information.

Animal Health Trust

Enquiries should be made to Mrs Symone Ingram or phone: 08700 509144 or details and Request Forms are to be found at  www.aht.org.uk.

Cambridge Veterinary School

University of Cambridge, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES.

 

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