Is the information & breeding advice being offered applicable to all PLL-affected breeds?
A. The AHTs PLL research to date has focused on Miniature Bull terriers, Lancashire Heelers and, to a lesser extent, Tibetan terriers because these were the breeds for which we had the most DNA samples. The information currently being offered is applicable to all three of the above breeds but we currently have no reason to believe it wont be applicable to most, if not all, PLL-affected breeds. As we proceed to DNA test dogs for the PLL mutation we will generate data regarding the frequency of the PLL mutation and the numbers of genetically affected, clear and carrier dogs within each breed; we will make this breed-specific data available in due course. The length of time it takes to generate robust data for each breed will depend on the numbers of dogs of each breed that we test.
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