Canine Genetics & Epidemiologie News

1. Health status and disease prevalences in French bulldogs in Germany: insights from a survey-based study

   The French bulldog has recently become one of the most popular dog breeds in the UK, Germany, and the USA. Known for its brachycephalic facial structure, characterized by a short muzzle and flat nose, the bree...

2. Epidemiology and clinical management of 1072 dogs with diabetes mellitus in a UK diabetes register

   The UK Canine Diabetes Register and Archive (UKCDRA), established in 1999, is a valuable resource of clinical data and blood samples from diabetic dogs. This study aimed to provide updated information about th...

3. Yorkshire Terriers under primary veterinary care in the UK – demography and disorders

   The Yorkshire Terrier is a long-established and commonly owned dog breed. This study aimed to explore anonymised primary-care veterinary clinical data from the VetCompass Programme to characterise the demograp...

4. Dogs help tease apart important differences in gene expression of brain tumours

5. Differential gene expression analysis in French bulldog high grade oligodendroglioma: breed-associated differences in tumor and tumor microenvironment gene expression

   Several canine breeds, including boxers, Boston terriers, and French bulldogs, belong to the same phylogenetic clade and have a higher risk for high-grade oligodendroglioma (HGO) than the general canine popula...