- Greyhound
Breeds Serviced
Greyhound Polyneuropathy
Greyhound Polyneuropathy is a severe and progressive disease which is found in show lines of the Greyhound breed. The disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and shows juvenile onset. Recently, a paper describing the work done by Drogemuller et al. was published, which identifies both the gene and the specific mutation responsible for this disease. VetGen has designed a test for this disease based on this work. While the mutation has not been reported in racing dogs, nearly 25% of the show dogs tested were carriers.
