Progressive Retinaatrophie (PRA-NECAP1) Katzen occur at around 3 months

occur at around 3 months of age and include dysmetric and hypermetric cerebellar ataxia

First signs are usually noticed at 7 to 18 months of age

The dog carries one copy of aw allele for agouti and one copy of a allele for recessive black

motor impairment

The symptoms start to show in young dogs and include progressive cognitive decline

Progressive Retinaatrophie (PRA-NECAP1) Katzen occur at around 3 monthsCanine progressive retinal atrophies (PRA) are genetically heterogeneous diseases caused by several mutations and affect more than 100 dog breeds. The disease primarily affects photoreceptors initially, leading to night blindness. As the disease progresses, impairment of daylight vision and eventually complete blindness occurs. In Giant Schnauzer, the clinical symptoms occur at approximately four years of age. A missense variant in NECAP1 gene has