CALL FOR BLOOD SAMPLES FOR ADDISON'S

NEW for JANUARY 2008

Call for BLOOD Samples for Addison’s:
http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/Addison's.htm and Epilepsy Diseases: http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/Epilepsy.htm

Although we continue to collect DNA from buccal swab samples, newer research technologies require DNA extracted from blood samples. Thus, we are seeking blood samples from affected and unaffected dogs. Affected dogs with veterinary diagnosis can be submitted from dogs of any age. For unaffected dogs, we especially need samples from dogs over the age of 7 years that are free from the disease. Please consider donating adrenal tissue from Addisonian dogs if euthanasia becomes necessary.

There is no fee for participating in this study although the owner bears the cost of blood collection and shipping of the sample to the laboratory. Some veterinarians may collect and ship samples at no charge for research purposes – please check with your veterinarian.

In the event that your dog’s DNA from the blood sample is used directly in the development of a commercially available diagnostic test developed by this laboratory, the results of the test for that dog will be provided at no cost upon your written request following the availability of that commercial test.

The Addison's work is a collaborative study between UC Davis, Åke Hedhammar in Sweden and Kerstin Lindblad-Toh of the Broad Institute. We appreciate your continued interest in our study.

Download blood sample submission instructions
http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/blood%20form%20request.htm

Request a buccal swab kit:
http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/swab%20kit%20request.htm

Update Your Dog's Health Status:
http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/healthupdateform.htm

If you have previously submitted a dog to our study, we would appreciate regular health updates, including if the dog is still healthy. New
submissions, please click submission form at left. (http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/healthupdateform.htm) If your dog is unaffected with the disease, please submit a health update annually, even if the dog is still healthy. All submissions are confidential.

Please Note:
This kit is for participation in a research study only - it is NOT a test to verify if your dog does or does not have the disease. All submissions are confidential and results for individual dogs will NOT be made available.

 

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