: Pyrenean Mountain Dog (PMD) is an ancient dog breed firstly described in XIV century in the Pyrenees Region and nowadays diffused both in Europe and in the US. Hereditary Cataract (HC), defined as the inherited opacity of the lens, involves clinical signs ranging from reduced vision to glaucoma. A molecular basis of HC was firstly described in Staffordshire Bull Terriers and then reported in multiple canine breeds. The HC-associated variation is a single nucleotide deletion in HSF4 gene that introduces a premature stop codon (c.962del, p.Ala321*). Multifocal Retinopathy 1 (MR) is an ocular disorder characterized by multiple areas of retinal degeneration, caused in various dog breeds (including PMD) by a single nucleotide variant (SNV) in BEST1 gene that generates a premature stop codon (c.73G>A, p.Arg25*). Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is an adult-onset, progressive neurodegenerative disease and it is associated to a SNV in SOD1 gene causing a change in aminoacidic sequence of the protein (c.118G>A, p.Glu40Lys). This causative variant has been described in various dog breeds, including PMD. Aim of this study was to determine the allele frequencies for the abovementioned three genetic diseases in the Italian breeding PMD population. The survey found no dogs carrying the allele (deletion) associated with HC, while three dogs (6%) were heterozygous (G/A) for the MR-associated variant, and seven dogs (13%) were heterozygous (G/A) for the DM-associated alteration, indicating that the variant alleles frequency were 0%, 3%, and 7%, respectively. Appropriate mating management is suggested for the prevention of genetic diseases spreading in the PMD population.

Allele and genotype frequencies for Primary Hereditary Cataract, Multifocal Retinopathy 1, and Degenerative Myelopathy in Pyrenean Mountain Dog from Italy

Moretti, R
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Massimello, G;Chessa, S
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Sartore, S;Tranchero, A;Profiti, M;Sacchi, P
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2024-01-01

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: Pyrenean Mountain Dog (PMD) is an ancient dog breed firstly described in XIV century in the Pyrenees Region and nowadays diffused both in Europe and in the US. Hereditary Cataract (HC), defined as the inherited opacity of the lens, involves clinical signs ranging from reduced vision to glaucoma. A molecular basis of HC was firstly described in Staffordshire Bull Terriers and then reported in multiple canine breeds. The HC-associated variation is a single nucleotide deletion in HSF4 gene that introduces a premature stop codon (c.962del, p.Ala321*). Multifocal Retinopathy 1 (MR) is an ocular disorder characterized by multiple areas of retinal degeneration, caused in various dog breeds (including PMD) by a single nucleotide variant (SNV) in BEST1 gene that generates a premature stop codon (c.73G>A, p.Arg25*). Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is an adult-onset, progressive neurodegenerative disease and it is associated to a SNV in SOD1 gene causing a change in aminoacidic sequence of the protein (c.118G>A, p.Glu40Lys). This causative variant has been described in various dog breeds, including PMD. Aim of this study was to determine the allele frequencies for the abovementioned three genetic diseases in the Italian breeding PMD population. The survey found no dogs carrying the allele (deletion) associated with HC, while three dogs (6%) were heterozygous (G/A) for the MR-associated variant, and seven dogs (13%) were heterozygous (G/A) for the DM-associated alteration, indicating that the variant alleles frequency were 0%, 3%, and 7%, respectively. Appropriate mating management is suggested for the prevention of genetic diseases spreading in the PMD population.
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Allele frequency; Degenerative myelopathy; Multifocal retinopathy; Primary hereditary cataract; Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Moretti, R; Massimello, G; Chessa, S; Sartore, S; Tranchero, A; Profiti, M; Sacchi, P
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