JLPP MUTATION IDENTIFIED---DNA TEST COMING SOON!!
It has just been a little over one year ago that BRTCA took on the financial undertaking to fund research by Dr. Dennis O’Brien and the University of Missouri, College of Medicine to find the genetic mutation responsible for Juvenile Laryngeal Paralysis & Polyneuropathy (JLPP) in Black Russian Terriers.
The BRTCA board and Health Committee are thrilled to report that researchers at the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine, working with collaborators around the world, have FOUND the mutation associated with JLPP in our breed!!
Your donations and contributions to JLPP fundraising efforts have resulted in a tremendous accomplishment for our breed’s future, as well as other breeds that may also be affected by JLPP.
The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals is in the process of updating its website and the lab is getting the DNA test optimized for increased volume of testing. They are predicting that everything should be ready to roll out by the end of this month. Check the OFA website at
http://offa.org/. What this means is that DNA testing for JLPP will very, very shortly be available! A notice will be sent out as soon as we know that OFA is ready to begin JLPP DNA testing.
The kit is now available just go to the above organization for ordering details.