We are pleased to announce a Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) study being conducted by Dr Mary Whiteley. DM has been a passion that Dr. Whiteley has been working on for years. She has had support from other breeds and had asked for a random sampling from SCARF’s DNA bank.
With a tiny DNA sample from only 10 samoyeds, she found a unique link in the disease in the Samoyed breed. Since that spring announcement Dr. Whiteley has had a breakthrough with an assay leading toward Diagnostic testing. She is working to get to the mutation.
If you live with a Samoyed that is suspected of having DM or has been diagnosed with DM you could be an important part of this study. Contact Dr. Mary Whitely at DOGenes Inc to find out how your Samoyed can help.