- Bishon Frise
- Border Collie
- Boykin Spaniel
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Chihuahua
- Havana Silk Dog
- Havanese
- Kuvasz
- Leonberger
- Maltese
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
Breeds Serviced
Curly Coat
A mutation responsible for curly coat in dogs has recently been identified in the KRT71 gene. This was the result of an extensive collaborative effort by researchers from a number of universities and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH). The work was published by Cadieu et al. in the journal Science (www.sciencexpress.org / 27 August 2009 / Page 2 / 10.1126/science.1177808 ), and the test offered here is based on that work. The mutation is a dominant one, so in breeds where the coat can be either curly or not, it is possible for a curly dog to carry the non-curly trait.
