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www.pbgv.org
Summer2014
ISaberTails
Bloodsamplesneeded
fromdogswithglaucoma
DoyouhaveaPBGVthatwasdiagnosedwith
glaucomaatage4oryounger?Thisisagolden
opportunityforyoutoparticipateinaresearchstudy
tohelpPBGVsthatsufferfromthisterribleinherited
eyedisease.Bloodsamplesareneededforagenetic
studytoidentifythePBGVgenethatleadstoprimary
openangleglaucoma(POAG).Thisterribledisease
causesdiscomfortandblindnessinyoungdogs.
Yes,youheardright:Thereisaresearchstudy
devotedtoaPBGV-specificgeneticdisease.Dr.Andras
KomaromyofMichiganStateUniversityiscollecting
bloodsamplesforageneticanalysisbeingconducted
byDr.CathrynMellershandfundedbytheAnimal
HealthTrust,UK.Theyareveryclosetoidentifying
thegene.Thisbreakthroughwillleadtoagenetic
testtoidentifyPOAGcarriers.
ThePBGVCAHealthCommitteeandthePBGV
Health&RescueFoundationarelookingfordogsthat
havePOAG.Affecteddogshaveincreasedeyepressure,
leadingtodiscomfortandblindnessataveryyoung
age.IfyoususpectthatyourdoghasPOAG,please
contributeabloodsampleforthisstudy.Participants
willbereimbursedforthecostofaneyeexamfrom
aboard-certifiedveterinaryophthalmologist,the
costofablooddrawandshippingofthebloodto
theKomaromyLab.Toparticipate,callthe
KomaromyLabatMichiganStateUniversitypriorto
yourvetappointmenttogetinstructionsonhowto
shipthebloodsample:(517)432-2774.
Pleasehelp.Thisisyourchanceto
eliminatePOAGfromourbreed.
Normalbloodsamples
neededforglaucomastudy
DoyouhaveaPBGVthatis6yearsorolderwith
noeyeproblems?Thisisagoldenopportunityforyou
toparticipateinaresearchstudytohelpPBGVsthat
arelessfortunatethanyourdog.Bloodsamplesare
neededfromnormaldogsforageneticstudythatwill
identifythePBGVgenethatleadstoprimaryopen
angleglaucoma(POAG).
Yes,youheardright:Thereisaresearchstudy
devotedtoaPBGV-specificgeneticdisease.Dr.Andras
KomaromyofMichiganStateUniversityiscollecting
bloodsamplesforageneticanalysisbeingconducted
byDr.CathrynMellershandfundedbytheAnimal
HealthTrust,UK.Theyareveryclosetoidentifying
thegene.Thisbreakthroughwillleadtoagenetic
testtoidentifyPOAGcarriers.Thisterribledisease
causesdiscomfortandblindnessinyoungdogs.
ThePBGVCAHealthCommitteeandthePBGV
Health&RescueFoundationarelookingfordogs
age6yearsorolderwithnoknowneyeproblems
toparticipateinthestudy.Ownerswillbereimbursed
forthecostofaneyeexamfromaboard-certified
veterinaryophthalmologist,thecostofablood
drawandshippingofthebloodtotheKomaromy
Lab.Toparticipate,calltheKomaromyLabatMichi-
ganStateUniversitypriortoyourvetappointmentto
getinstructionsonhowtoshipthebloodsample:
(517)432-2774.
Pleasehelp.Thisisyourchanceto
eliminatePOAGfromourbreed.
MISSIONSTATEMENTofthePBGVHEALTH&RESCUEFOUNDATION
ThemissionofthePBGVHealth&RescueFoundationistopromotethe
welfareofthebreedbyprovidingfundingforresearch,educationandrescueactivities.
Update:BloodSamplesSTILLNEEDEDForGlaucomaStudy!
ImportantNotice•DNA/BloodBankSubmissions
ThePBGVCAisnowaskingthatallsamplesofDNAbloodofourbreedgotoCHIC.Whenbloodisdonated
toCHIC,thedogreceivesanumberandthedogandownerwillberecognizedinSaberTailsfortheirdonationto
thehealthandresearchofourbreed.TolearnmoreaboutdonatingyourPBGV'sbloodtoCHIC,pleasegoto
www.pbgv.organdclickon“Health,”then“HealthComittee.”UnderDNA/CHIC,youwillseealinktoclickon
thatwillgiveyoutheinformationyouneedtodonateyourPBGV’sDNA.WewouldalsoliketosayaBIG
THANKYOUtothoseofyouwhohavedonatedyourPBGV’sbloodovertheyearstotheUniversityofMissouri
andwanttoassureyouthatyourdog’sbloodisstillavailabletothePBGVCAandresearchlabsforthehealth
andresearchofourbreed.Thereisnoneedtoresubmitbloodifit’salreadyintheUofMO’sbloodbank.Thank
youagainforyourtimeandeffortinthismatter.