Cardiomyopathy Boxer Dog

Boxer cardiomyopathy: discovered the gene responsible for the disease

The Washington State University (USA) has announced that Dr. Kathryn M. sucardióloga veterinary Meurs has discovered a Boxer genemutante in causing a type of heart disease quepuede be fatal in animals and humans. This disease, commonly called Boxer cardiomyopathy, or máscientíficamente ARCV (right ventricular arrhythmia of the heart) is widespread in the American Boxer and caused numerososproblemas and dislikes across the ocean. Losanimales cause fainting and sudden death at any age, often in young animalesmuy. In the European Boxer the matter is not studied, there seems aunqueafortunadamente evidence pointing to suffering deeste problem, or at least not to the extent that happens in American poblaciónBóxer.

This is extraordinary news for quetiene positive implications for the future of the boxer and his upbringing and, above all, by the enormous importance that the discovery has elavance the study of this disease in humans. This is one of lasenfermedades that causes sudden death in humans, known by loscasos that occur among athletes. Dr. Meurs has been working on this issue since late Losano 90, and has evaluated and compared DNA sequences of thousands of affected and healthy debóxers until he found the mutation in the generesponsable. The laboratory of Dr. Meurs is on the verge of obtaining a patent desu discovery and it is estimated that one or two months estarádisponible a genetic test that will determine whether a dog Sport of the gene in question. The price of the test is calculated querondará $ 70. The sponsor of this study over the years has been laAmerican Boxer Charitable Foundation with support from the American BoxerClub, so you have to recognize the extraordinary work hanllevado out year after year to get the funds that Dr. Meurs hanpermitido develop their work. A great success and great news.