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	Animal Health Trust \| Factsheets
		Hereditary diseases of the eye in dogs are common and much more common than in the cat or horse.
		Hereditary diseases can be divided into congenital conditions, ie those present at birth, and non-congenital conditions, ie those occurring later in life.
		Another hereditary eye condition affecting the lens is lens luxation, in which, usually in dogs of three to five years of age, the lens in one eye, invariably followed by the second, falls away from its attachment within the eye and sets up a pressure, or secondary glaucoma, which is both painful and blinding.
	www.aht.org.uk /fsheets/fsheets6.html (809 words)

	Dogs - Hereditary and Congenital Diseases \| Article: NZYMES.COM
		This report was designed to catalogue the existing congenital and hereditary diseases found in purebred dogs and to describe other common conditions that are thought to be genetic in origin because they appear with higher-than-expected frequency in certain breeds.
		Hereditary spinal muscular atrophy: an autosomal dominant degenerative disease of motor neurons characterized by weakness and muscle atrophy with a typical gait, and progressing to dangling of the head and a drooping, paralyzed tail.
		Legg-Perthes disease: a disease where the blood vessels feeding the femoral head (top part of the thigh bone) shrink, leading to starvation and death of the femoral head (the ball of the ball-and-socket joint of the hip).
	www.nzymes.com /Articles/hereditary_congenital_diseases_in_dogs.htm (8303 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		These diseases "shall be granted service connection although not otherwise established as incurred in service" if service requirements are met and if the disease becomes manifest to a compensable degree within the specified time periods after separation from service.
		Diseases of hereditary or familial origin are not necessarily exempted under these provisions.
		Accordingly, the fact that a disease is of a hereditary or familial nature does not necessarily rebut the presumption that the disease was incurred in service.
	www1.va.gov /ogc/docs/PREC_1-90.doc (1215 words)

	How does heredity influence disease?
		For example, in cystic fibrosis (a disease that seriously impairs breathing and digestion), the gene that causes abnormal mucus production and disease is a recessive allele.
		However, such a person is a carrier who has a 50-50 chance of passing the altered recessive allele to each of his or her descendants.
		Even with a dominant allele such as the BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene, for instance, the risk of disease by age 65 is 80 percent, not 100 percent.
	www.accessexcellence.org /AE/AEPC/NIH/gene08.html (461 words)

	Are Plant Diseases Hereditary? by Alfred Russel Wallace
		They will say: "Many diseases of man and animals are hereditary; why should not the same rule apply in plants?" And, indeed, the statement of Professor Hartig being expressly limited to the vegetable world would seem to acknowledge that it does apply in the case of animals.
		The only diseases which appear to be really transmitted are those in which a mother suffers from one of the zymotic diseases previous to the birth of her child, and the disease germs through her blood obtain access to the blood of her unborn offspring.
		In this latter case no one could possibly say that the infection proved the hereditary transmission of the disease, but only an infection as purely extraneous as if the poor child had been inoculated with it, or had been in close contact with another child suffering from it.
	www.wku.edu /~charles.smith/wallace/S596.htm (442 words)

	Hereditary Disease Foundation Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Hereditary Disease Foundation focuses on Huntington's disease, a fatal, autosomal-dominant neurological illness causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and cognitive decline.
		By focusing on Huntington's disease as a model, the Hereditary Disease Foundation targets neurological and genetic functions relevant to a broad spectrum of disorders.
		Formed in 1968, the Hereditary Disease Foundation spearheaded the Venezuela Collaborative Huntington's Disease Project, which led to the identification in 1983 of a genetic marker for Huntington's disease.
	www.hdfoundation.org (902 words)

	Sunnyway Labs' Hereditary Diseases Page
		Hip Displasia is a crippling congenital malformation that is caused when the ball of the thighbone does not fit properly into the socket of the hip joint, causing permanent damage to the joint.
		While severe cases may be evident in puppies showing an uneven gait, HD is generally a gradual, progressive disease that manifests itself at about 1 year of age.
		There is no treatment for PRA so the disease must be controlled by the testing of breeding dogs.
	www.geocities.com /sunnywaylabs/Hereditary-Diseases.html (342 words)

	Victorian Canine Association - Guidelines for Responsible Breeders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Hereditary disease is only one of the factors to consider in selection of breeding stock, but it is an important one.
		Hereditary diseases are due to random gene alterations (mutations) occurring as accidents in nature.
		Producing a puppy affected by an hereditary disease is not a crime, provided you have made all reasonable efforts to avoid the problems.
	www.vca.org.au /dogworld/breeding/articles/breed_art004.html (569 words)

	American Chesapeake Club - Eye Diseases (part 1 of 2)
		I think it is in everyone's best interest that they be knowledgeable on the eye diseases that occur in retrievers, and mostly it will benefit our breed to eradicate hereditary eye diseases that lead to blindness.
		The majority of the documented hereditary conditions are autosomal recessive, resulting in a population of genetically normal animals, normal appearing heterozygous carrier animals, and affected dogs and cats.
		There are no eye diseases which can be made worse by placement of saline flush followed by antibiotic drops in the eye.
	www.amchessieclub.org /aeyedis1.html (2424 words)

	23.22 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		23.22.1 Familial diseases which are not hereditary should be indexed with the term FAMILY HEALTH (NIM for articles on a specific disease in a family, as opposed to the concept in general).
		A congenital disease may or may not be hereditary.
		a hereditary disease need not necessarily be present at birth; Huntington chorea is hereditary, but the disease does not develop until adulthood.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /mesh/indexingmanual/23_22.htm (191 words)

	The Johns Hopkins Center for Hereditary Eye Diseases
		She is the founder and president of the International Society for Genetic Eye Disease and of the Ophthalmic Genetics Study Club, and has trained many of those at the forefront of ophthalmic genetics.
		The Johns Hopkins Center for Hereditary Eye Diseases was the first center in the world dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary eye diseases.
		The Johns Hopkins Center for Hereditary Eye Diseases was the first center in the world designed to train physicians and researchers in the sub-specialty of Ophthalmic Genetics.
	www.hopkinsmedicine.org /wilmer/research/hered.html (938 words)

	Dog Diseases Can Be Hereditary, Says Texas A&M Prof
		There are nearly 400 known diseases that are hereditary in nature, meaning they can be passed from one generation of dog to another.
		Some of those hereditary diseases are rare, while others have been around for hundreds of years.
		A related disease in both children and dogs is fucosidosis, which Murphy says is a neurological disorder that can affect the spinal cord and cause numerous problems and can be fatal.
	www.tamu.edu /univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/00/051600-3.html (693 words)

	Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Article I. (1.) Anyone who is suffering from a hereditary disease can be sterilized by a surgical operation if, according to the experiences of medical science, it is to be expected with great probability that his offspring will suffer from serious hereditary physical or mental defects.
		For the cross-examination and swearing-in of witnesses and experts and for the exclusion and refusal of persons connected with the law, the regulations for the conduct of the civil trials are applicable mutatis mutandis.
		The decision is to be communicated to the person who made the application, to the civil service doctor as well as to the person hose sterilization has been applied for, or, if the latter has not the right to make an application, to his or her legal representative.
	www.adolfhitler.ws /lib/genocide/berg1.html (1262 words)

	Manbir Online ... Hereditary Diseases
		Many hereditary diseases are passed on within families from one generation to the next.
		Whether or not a specific trait or disorder is inherited is determined by hereditary material called "genes." Genes are the units of hereditary material.
		A mutation is a misspelling in the code for a protein that can be passed from one generation to the next--an A instead of a G, say.
	www.manbir-online.com /htm2/hereditary.htm (618 words)

	GN Online: Plans drawn up to protect babies from hereditary deformities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Also, it is important for couples to undergo chromosome testing." She said that in 1998 some 55 babies were born with some hereditary disease, such as the absence of thyroid glands, and 90 per cent of these were from Abu Dhabi, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain.
		On ministry procedures to prevent these diseases she said there was a national registration programme for children born with deformities.
		She said a special laboratory for hereditary diseases was set up at Al Nahyan Centre for Maternity and Child care last year.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=21596 (465 words)

	Hereditary skin diseases (from skin disease) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A large number of common skin diseases also are directly or indirectly determined by a person's genotype (genetic constitution), but their expression may require an external influence or an altered hormonal milieu.
		In this disease, which is also called sprue, the cells that line the small intestine are damaged and therefore unable to absorb foods normally, especially fats.
		Provides consumer fact sheets on a range of diseases, announcements of upcoming events and press releases, consensus statements and other scientific resources, information about grants and research training programs, and reports on ongoing and completed clinical studies.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-26809?tocId=26809 (792 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Hereditary Diseases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Hereditary Diseases
		Hereditary Diseases, diseases passed on from one generation to the next, caused by defects in the genetic code that comes from the parents of a...
		Recessive Gene : transmission of hereditary diseases: Recessive Gene Transmission
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Hereditary_Diseases.html (131 words)

	Hereditary Diseases
		These two diseases are caused by recessive genes, which means they only express, themselves when the partner is recessive.
		It follows that people who develop the disease must have received both recessive alleles, one from each of their parents.
		Only a few genetic diseases are caused by dominant alleles, which means that even heterozygotes will develop the disease.
	www.revision-notes.co.uk /revision/847.html (269 words)

	Hereditary Glomerular Diseases
		A genetic disease characterized by the onset of hematuria in early childhood and later progression to renal failure, predominantely in males, accompanied by the development of sensorineural (high frequency) hearing loss.
		Early in the disease, clinically manifestations are related to defects in proximal tubular function.
		Juvenile nephronophthis/medullary cystic disease complex (MCD) – an important cause of renal failure in children.
	www.uhmc.sunysb.edu /internalmed/nephro/webpages/Part_J.htm (2791 words)

	Akitas, Akitas by Denali, Guide to genetic diseases in dogs. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Intervertebral disc disease: a disease where the discs between the vetebra are abnormal and prone to rupture and misplacement.
		This is the most comon endocrine disease of the dog and has an inherited predisposition (see #166, #312).
		Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like syndrome: an autoimmune disease common in Akitas and the "sled" dog breeds where the eyes, blood and other tissues are progressively destroyed leading to blindness and death.
	www.akita.com /genetic.htm (8950 words)

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		Rickets/Osteomalacia This disease results from a deficiency of vitamin D which in turn leads to inadequate calcium absorption.
		The primary impact of the disease is on the skeleton.
		Usually found as solitary lesions, a rare hereditary form (Multiple osteochondromatosis /multiple hereditary exostosis) presents with many lesions and a risk for malignant transformation.
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Classroom/9056/bone.html (963 words)

	Symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy - WrongDiagnosis.com
		This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy.
		Furthermore, symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
		Diseases > Leber's hereditary optic atrophy > Symptoms
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /l/lebers_hereditary_optic_atrophy/symptoms.htm (232 words)

	Hereditary Metabolic Diseases
		Metabolic diseases are characterized by genetic defects that interfere with the normal function of metabolic mechanisms in the human body.
		When a hereditary metabolic disease is suspected, it is essential to reach a definitive diagnosis rapidly and start specific treatment.
		The Hereditary metabolic disease Service is an important part of the Centre for Rare Diseases.
	www.pediatria.unipd.it /repser/e_dbase2generale.asp?attivita=36 (255 words)

	Department of Neurology, University of Utah
		The Neurogenetics Clinics at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Medical Center are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary neurologic diseases, with a special emphasis on providing appropriate clinical and genetic testing, and genetic counseling to patients and family members.
		Specific areas of interest include hereditary neurodegenerative diseases, such as spinocerebellar ataxia, hereditary spastic paraplegia, spinal muscular atrophy, congenital neuromuscular disorders, mitochondrial diseases, and inherited movement disorders (including familial Parkinson's Disease, essential tremor, and dystonias).
		• hereditary diseases of nerve and muscle which are predominantly congenital or childhood-onset, spinal muscular atrophy, movement disorders including alternating hemiplegia of childhood and familial dystonia, and hereditary predisposition to cranial neuropathies (Dr. Kathy Swoboda; 801-585-9717)
	www.utahneurology.org /neuro_gen.html (357 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Genetic Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Hereditary Diseases and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Defective genes are responsible for an estimated 4,000 hereditary disorders.
		While biomedical researchers have now identified most genes associated with genetic diseases, there are no absolute cures for these diseases today.
		The book also covers the lifestyle expectations of individuals who suffer with these disorders, their disease management and care, and current research initiatives to prevent and cure gene defects.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0780802411?v=glance (459 words)

	Optic Atrophies, Hereditary - Hereditary Optic Atrophy - information page with HONselect
		Definition: Hereditary conditions that feature progressive visual loss in association with optic atrophy.
		Dominant optic atrophy is a hereditary optic neuropathy causing decreased visual acuity, color vision deficits, a centrocecal scotoma, and optic nerve pallor (Hum.
		The disease has been associated with missense mutations in the mtDNA, in genes for Complex I, III, and IV polypeptides, that can act autonomously or in association with each other to cause the disease.
	www.hon.ch /HONselect/RareDiseases/EN/C10.292.700.225.500.html (331 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - Patient power
		Patient power is getting a global voice through a new movement to represent people with a range of hereditary diseases.
		In the long term, PXE International may also be able to influence, and to some degree control, the direction of research into the disease.
		He says it could be difficult to reach a unified position on embryo research, for example, if patient advocacy groups are divided along religious lines.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn448 (736 words)

	Introduction: Leber's hereditary optic atrophy - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Leber's hereditary optic atrophy: Rare mitochondrial eye disease.
		Researching symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy: Further information about the symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy is available including a list of symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center.
		Diseases > Leber's hereditary optic atrophy > Introduction
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /l/lebers_hereditary_optic_atrophy/intro.htm (153 words)

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