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HC – HEREDITARY CATARACTS.
It is known that HC is inherited
by and automal recessive path
(i.e. both parents must be
carriers of the defective gene
to produce and affected
offspring). HC is a progressive
condition and this means that
although a puppy is not born
with cataracts they will start
to develop at a juvenile age.
(maybe from 8 months onwards),
and will progress until the dog
is totally blind. This condition
is bilateral which means is
affects both eyes equally.
Thanks to the tireless research
by the Animal Health Trust in
Newmarket there is a now a DNA
Test for Hereditary Cataracts.
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