DM - breeders question - Page 3

To simplify- lay person's explanation:

DM Corgis, Boxers, : motor unit disease

DM GSD: Auto-immune disease

DM Corgis, Boxers : Protein is normal in the AO CSF

DM GSD: Protein is normal in the AO CSF but Protein is elevated in the Lumbar
CSF

DM Corgis, Boxers: Oligoclonal bands of IgG are uncommon

DM GSDS: Oligoclonal bands of IgG are common in MS

DM Corgis, Boxers: affects cell bodies of neurons

DM GSDS: Does not affect cell bodies of neurons

DM Corgis. Boxers: muscle spams

DM GSDS: no muscle spasms

DM Corgis, Boxers:EMG is affected early in the disease

DM GSDS: EMG is normal

People need the facts to be able to make an informed decision I could *date*
myself by using that old TV Program line from Dragnet "Just the facts, m'am,
just the facts..." but I wouldn't do that- I would give away my age ...


The DM Flash test is still being run
http://neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu/dm_flash_test_web/

OK- I am really done, now. You have all the facts and there is nothing more to say.

Marjorie
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