Professor Distl and Mrs. Dr. Wöhlke presented us to 23.09.2009 the newest research results to the NCL/CCL.
 

In Hannover they developed a genetic test which can identify at security of bordering probability in which category your Tibetan Terrier belongs:

a.      Genotyp (homozygot – healty): This dog does not carry the mutation and has an extremely small risk at CCL to get sick. It cannot pass the mutation on at its descendants.

b.     Genotyp (heterozygoter – carriers): This dog carriers a copy of the mutated gene. It has to get sick an extremely small risk at CCL, can pass the mutation with a probability of 50% on to its descendants. Such a dog should only be mated to a mutation-free dog.

c.      Genotyp (homozygot – affected): This dog carries two copies of the mutated gene and has an extremely high risk at CCL to get sick. It will pass the mutation on to 100% at its descendants.

Only with the statement (C. Genotyp) whether its animal has two copies of the mutated (ill) gene lies the accuracy with 90%. This is because of the fact that due to of missing statements or no longer comprehensible statements, which are controllable not free of doubts datat.

Here the research will hopefully continue. KTR, ILT and CTA placed a request together against the GKF and pleading for financial support around the project to finish it.

But it is necessarily to test more dogs. Therefore you let your dog test.

The cost of the NCL/CCL – test  is  for dogs which have blood already stored with the KTR data base  32 EUROS (from 2010  40 Euros)

Please fill in the form of KTR.

For Tibet Terrier, by which no blood on the KTR data base is stored. The blood is to be send to the following address:

Prof. Dr. Ottmar Distl

Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Buenteweg 17 p

30559 Hannover, Germany

The costs are 45 EURO
 

Please fill in the form of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Dogs with pure english pedigrees – please go in contact with Anke Peine