Does CoonPals Cattery test for the HCM Mutate Maine Coon Gene?
~CoonPals Breeding Lines are screened for HCM- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, using Echocardiagrams and DNA testing from DNA Diagnostics, Inc. dba Shelterwood Laboratories and Texas A&M University Animal Genetics Laboratory. A Winn Feline Foundation Health Article On … An Update on the Genetics of Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Kathryn Meurs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology), Professor Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman WA Presented at 28th Annual Winn Feline Foundation Symposium June 15, 2006 Reno, NV ~Summary prepared by Janet Wolf Dr. Kathryn Meurs, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology), Washington State University, presented a timely and informative talk on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy this year. She first described the disease and its diagnosis and then discussed the genetics behind this disease. Her update on the breed-specific research she has been conducting was of great interest to many of the symposium attendees. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
