If you or someone you know has a dog with any one of these
conditions, contact the researchers listed. They are looking for
samples from ALL breeds, so any information we can give them will
help them to help our dogs. Forms and information on submission of
samples are found on each website. Or e-mail the contact person
listed.
B-Cell Lymphoma
Blood Samples from affected dogs and healthy dogs, 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute
www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai, dog-info@broad.mit.edu
Brain Tumor
Blood and tumor samples from affected dogs
North Carolina State University
www.cvm.ncsu.edu/mbs/breen_matthew.htm
CVM_K9Genomics@ncsu.edu
Epilepsy
Blood samples from affected dogs and unaffected relatives
University of Minnesota
www.canine-epilepsy.net
Katie Minor, minork@umn.edu
Hemangiosarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years and older
Broad Institute (See above for contact information)
Hemangiosarcoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado
www.modianolab.org
info@modianolab.org
Histocytic sarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
www.genome.gov
Dana Mosher, mosherd@mail.nih.gov
Lymphoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado (see above for contact information)
Malignant Histiocytosis
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute (see above for contact
information)
Mammary Tumors
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute (see above for contact information)
Mast Cell Tumors
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute (see above for contact information)
Melanoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute (see above for contact information)
Osteosarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute (see above for contact information)
Osteosarcoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado (see above for contact information)
T-Cell Lymphoma
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute (see above for contact
information)
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Of course, for our breed there is also the Broad Institute research
on Renal Dysplasia, which is not included in the forwarded message
above because it is Boxer-specific. Samples submitted to this
project may also be used for future studies on Lymphoma and
Degenerative Myelopathy. Contact information for the Broad
Institute is above, and details on the RD project are on the ABC
website at http://www.americanboxerclub.org/suki.html
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Jennifer Walker
ABC Health & Research Committee
boxers@newcastleboxers.com
