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Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

We did the test. Ye Japha Gaia Xolani as well as her daughter iZangoma Anandi are both genotype N/N, clear (homozygous). That means they do not carry the mutation for the gene in their hereditary positions and are free from the Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.
Research teams from the LMU Munich and the University of Helsinki are convinced they have identified the gene, that is responsible for the Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME), a special form of epilepsy, of which only Rhodesian Ridgebacks are affected. As a result, they developed a genetic test. We hope that the test is valid and that there will be no more Ridgebacks suffering from JME in future!

Eintrag vom: 10.03.2017