Hyperlipidemia
Miniature Schnauzers are commonly affected by idiopathic familial hyperlipidemia. This means that many members of the breed have high blood lipid levels (triglycerides and sometimes cholesterol) without a known underlying cause. This is also referred to as primary hyperlipidemia. We are investigating a mutation that may increase the risk for moderate to severe hyperlipidemia in Miniature Schnauzers. If you would like to find out more about this study or submit a DNA sample from a Schnauzer with idiopathic/primary hyperlipidemia, please contact Dr. Furrow at 612-625-7493 or [email protected].
Funding
About the investigator
Dr. Eva Furrow is a Small Animal Internist and Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Co-Director of the Minnesota Urolith Center. She first became interested in the genetic basis of canine diseases when she was an undergraduate at Harvard University. She was offered a summer position in the Section of Medical Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania. One of her roles that summer included assistance in a study on the genetic muscular disease myotonia congenita in Miniature Schnauzers. Dr. Furrow later attended the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School where a NIH-Merck grant enabled her to continue research on genetic diseases. Dr. Furrow completed her Internal Medicine residency and PhD at the University of Minnesota and is currently a member of the Canine and Equine Genetics Laboratory. Dr. Furrow's ultimate goal is to find better ways to prevent and treat genetic diseases. She also has a personal attachment to one of the high-risk breeds, as her parents-in-law have always had Miniature Schnauzers.
If you have further questions about this study, please contact Dr. Eva Furrow: 612-625-7493 or [email protected].
Contact Us
Canine Genetics Lab
University of Minnesota
1988 Fitch Ave
AS/VM 295
St. Paul, MN 55108
[email protected]
612.624.5322
z.umn.edu/caninegenetics
Canine Genetic Testing
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- Alaskan Malamute Polyneuropathy
- Exercise Induced Collapse
- Great Pyrenees Health Panel
- Hereditary Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis, Types 1 & 2
- Inflammatory Myopathy (Myositis)
- Leonberger Health Panel
- Leukoencephalomyelopathy
- Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome
- Saint Bernard Laryngeal Paralysis & Polyneuropathy
- Sarcoglycan Deficient Muscular Dystrophy
- Toy Manchester Terrier / English Toy Terrier Health Panel
- Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Xanthinuria
Canine Genetic Research
- Addison's Disease - Autoantibody Study
- Addison’s Disease – Genetics Study in Portuguese Water Dogs
- Addison’s Disease – Standard Poodle MHC Study
- Atypical Seizures / Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
- Border Collie Collapse
- Calcium Oxalate Urinary Stones
- Hyperlipidemia
- Idiopathic Epilepsy
- Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA)
- Leonberger Polyneuropathy / Laryngeal Paralysis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Whippet Exercise Induced Hyperthermia