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www.pbgv.org

March2014

ISaberTails

Bloodsamplesneeded

fromdogswithglaucoma

DoyouhaveaPBGVthatwasdiagnosedwith

glaucomaatage4oryounger?Thisisagolden
opportunityforyoutoparticipateinaresearchstudy
tohelpPBGVsthatsufferfromthisterribleinherited
eyedisease.Bloodsamplesareneededforagenetic
studytoidentifythePBGVgenethatleadstoprimary
openangleglaucoma(POAG).Thisterribledisease
causesdiscomfortandblindnessinyoungdogs.

Yes,youheardright:Thereisaresearchstudy

devotedtoaPBGV-specificgeneticdisease.Dr.Andras
KomaromyofMichiganStateUniversityiscollecting
bloodsamplesforageneticanalysisbeingconducted
byDr.CathrynMellershandfundedbytheAnimal
HealthTrust,UK.Theyareveryclosetoidentifying
thegene.Thisbreakthroughwillleadtoagenetic
testtoidentifyPOAGcarriers.

ThePBGVCAHealthCommitteeandthePBGV

Health&RescueFoundationarelookingfordogsthat
havePOAG.Affecteddogshaveincreasedeyepressure,
leadingtodiscomfortandblindnessataveryyoung
age.IfyoususpectthatyourdoghasPOAG,please
contributeabloodsampleforthisstudy.Participants
willbereimbursedforthecostofaneyeexamfrom
aboard-certifiedveterinaryophthalmologist,the
costofablooddrawandshippingofthebloodto
theKomaromyLab.Toparticipate,callthe
KomaromyLabatMichiganStateUniversitypriorto
yourvetappointmenttogetinstructionsonhowto
shipthebloodsample:(517)432-2774.

Pleasehelp.Thisisyourchanceto

eliminatePOAGfromourbreed.

Normalbloodsamples

neededforglaucomastudy

DoyouhaveaPBGVthatis6yearsorolderwith

noeyeproblems?Thisisagoldenopportunityforyou
toparticipateinaresearchstudytohelpPBGVsthat
arelessfortunatethanyourdog.Bloodsamplesare
neededfromnormaldogsforageneticstudythatwill
identifythePBGVgenethatleadstoprimaryopen
angleglaucoma(POAG).

Yes,youheardright:Thereisaresearchstudy

devotedtoaPBGV-specificgeneticdisease.Dr.Andras
KomaromyofMichiganStateUniversityiscollecting
bloodsamplesforageneticanalysisbeingconducted
byDr.CathrynMellershandfundedbytheAnimal
HealthTrust,UK.Theyareveryclosetoidentifying
thegene.Thisbreakthroughwillleadtoagenetic
testtoidentifyPOAGcarriers.Thisterribledisease
causesdiscomfortandblindnessinyoungdogs.

ThePBGVCAHealthCommitteeandthePBGV

Health&RescueFoundationarelookingfordogs
age6yearsorolderwithnoknowneyeproblems
toparticipateinthestudy.Ownerswillbereimbursed
forthecostofaneyeexamfromaboard-certified
veterinaryophthalmologist,thecostofablood
drawandshippingofthebloodtotheKomaromy
Lab.Toparticipate,calltheKomaromyLabatMichi-
ganStateUniversitypriortoyourvetappointmentto
getinstructionsonhowtoshipthebloodsample:

(517)432-2774.

Pleasehelp.Thisisyourchanceto

eliminatePOAGfromourbreed.

MISSIONSTATEMENTofthePBGVHEALTH&RESCUEFOUNDATION

ThemissionofthePBGVHealth&RescueFoundationistopromotethe

welfareofthebreedbyprovidingfundingforresearch,educationandrescueactivities.

Update:BloodSamplesSTILLNEEDEDForGlaucomaStudy!

ImportantNotice•DNA/BloodBankSubmissions

ThePBGVCAisnowaskingthatallsamplesofDNAbloodofourbreedgotoCHIC.Whenbloodisdonated
toCHIC,thedogreceivesanumberandthedogandownerwillberecognizedinSaberTailsfortheirdonationto
thehealthandresearchofourbreed.TolearnmoreaboutdonatingyourPBGV'sbloodtoCHIC,pleasegoto
www.pbgv.organdclickon“Health,”then“HealthComittee.”UnderDNA/CHIC,youwillseealinktoclickon
thatwillgiveyoutheinformationyouneedtodonateyourPBGV’sDNA.WewouldalsoliketosayaBIG
THANKYOUtothoseofyouwhohavedonatedyourPBGV’sbloodovertheyearstotheUniversityofMissouri
andwanttoassureyouthatyourdog’sbloodisstillavailabletothePBGVCAandresearchlabsforthehealth
andresearchofourbreed.Thereisnoneedtoresubmitbloodifit’salreadyintheUofMO’sbloodbank.Thank
youagainforyourtimeandeffortinthismatter.