HELP SAVE CRITICAL DM RESEARCH! - Page 1

Thought I made this post but its not showing up, so......

can you please crosspost this to everyone you know

PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION TO SAVE CRITICAL GSD DEGENERATIVE MYELOPATHY RESEARCH!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/SupportCriticalGSDMResearch

The University of Florida is no longer processing Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)  Flash Tests as of today, March 15, 2009, for Degenerative Myelopathy!

Dr Clemmons' lab is being shut down as soon as he finishes the current research for the German Shepherd Dog Club of America. The University of Florida feels there is more money to be made in other areas. Please sign our petition to keep the DM Flash Test operational, as it is desperately needed for DM research to move forward. The knowledge gained from the DM Flash test is irreplaceable! While there is another DNA Test, the SOD1 that has been developed by Dr Joan Coates for DM, that test was created through research on Boxers and Corgis! Corgi/Boxer DM is NOT the same disease as German Shepherd Dog DM! Only 4 German Shepherds spines were used in their research, to the hundred plus Corgi/Boxers!! Early test data on the German Shepherd Dog indicates that not all German Shepherd Dogs with Degenerative Myelopathy even possess the mutated SOD1 gene for which the other test is screening!

I signed. Its an important test and a highly underutilized one as well.

I signed too, we need to beat this!

Thank you on behalf of all the DM furkids :)

Marjorie
Executive Director: New Beginnings Shepherd Rescue
www.newbeginningsrescue.com 501 C3 pending
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/SupportCriticalGSDMResearch http://www.gsdbbr.org --> The German Shepherd Dog Breed Betterment Registry (including frozen/chilled semen database) BE PROACTIVE!
http://mzjf.com --> The Degenerative Myelopathy Support Group

Wow!  We must have posted at the same time Marjorie!!  I just added this link to the post started by Flygirl!!