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Picture gallery
Barbet Finland publishes each genetic research participated dog's
picture in their own picture
gallery.
Note! In this gallery does not necessarily have all the genetic
research participated dog's pictures.
If your dog has been participated in genetic research program, and you
want publish dog's picture in the picture gallery, please send your
dog's picture to webmaster (webmaster @ barbet.fi). Remember also
mention the dog's official name and date of birth.
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Genetic research program
Hannes Lohi (PhD, Docent, Academy Research Fellow) has started a canine genetic
research program in the University of Helsinki.
The barbet is involved in the study and especially in the study of epilepsy. To
be able to conduct these studies, Hannes Lohi needs blood samples from the
affected dogs and their healthy siblings and parents as much as possible.
The research group wishes that owner and breeders would contribute to the study
by sending then DNA samples, pedigree information and clinical data to ensure
necessary resources for epilepsy gene identification.
If you would like to contribute to these studies You can send a blood sample by
following the
instructions for blood sample collection.
For more information, please visit the
web-pages of the canine
genetic research program.
Latest news from the study
Important!
Now we have had a very important boost to the barbet epilepsy
research project. The specialist neurology veterinarian and veterinary professor,
Tarja Pääkkönen was formerly participating in research on Lagotto Romagnolos,
and they found the genetic fault which causes juvenile epilepsy. Tarja Pääkkönen
is very interested in barbet epilepsy and she has promised to analyze the
answers of the research questionnaires. But this will happen only IF she gets
enough answers! So please let's do this! Please read Tarja Pääkkönen's
letter from
the study -->
Tarja Pääkköne's letter.
The questionnaire is required to be filled in for each barbet, also
those who have not had epileptic seizures! Please ignore the text
which says that the questionnaire should only be filled out for dogs who have
had seizures. The research groups have asked ALL barbets to participate. If the
particular question does not relate to your barbet (has never had seizures) you
can skip to the next question. It is very easy. It is very important that the
questionnaire is completed for sick dogs as well, so if you have filled a
questionnaire for your epileptic dog before, please do it again!
The questionnaire can be found in Finnish, English, Swedish and German.
The questionnaires can be sent to the researchers by email or mail to:
Ranja Eklund/Lohi’s Lab
mail: Biomedicum Helsinki, Room B336b
P.O.Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8)
00014 University of Helsinki
E-mail: ranja.eklund@helsinki.fi
tel. +358919125085
Ranja Eklund will pass it on to Tarja Pääkkönen.
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Reseach group has cheked that the gene mutation with barbet is not the same that
causes seizures with young lagottos.
180 barbets worldwide has attended to genetic reseach (12/2009). Barbet Finland
would like to thank barbets that has contributed to the study by donouring
DNA-samples.
The reseach still needs more DNA-samples. More information and DNA-samples is
needed especially from those barbets that has had seizures.
At the moment research is still incomplete. Aim is to find a gene test to
epilepsy.
Breed-specific DNA sample volumes you can see
here (in finnish).
Answer to the epilepsy
questionnaire
If your barbet has had symptoms that can be compared to epilepsy, please
fill in the questionnaire and send it to the
research group, either by e-mail ranja.eklund @ helsinki.fi, or by post:
Ranja Eklund
Biomedicum Helsinki, B332a
PL 63
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto
Finland
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