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Is the EIC DNA test a marker test or a gene mutation test?

April 26, 2017dna test EIC gene Marker mutation Test

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Is the EIC DNA test a marker test or a gene mutation test?

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We are testing for a single DNA base pair change in a specific gene, the DNM1 gene; therefore this can be referred to as a gene mutation test. This situation is different from other types of genetic tests that describe only the identification of a DNA marker that could be very far away from the EIC gene, and not be as highly predictive of the true gene and mutation as desired. The results for this EIC mutation test will always be the same for samples provided from the same dog.