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In 2010 we published our findings from a collaborative research project with our colleagues at the University of Missouri, into primary lens luxation (PLL) in[…]

As part of our CGC Friends scheme, we launched a special yearly award, sponsored by Canine Genetic Testing (CAGT) – the Friends of the CGC[…]

On Friday March 21st, 2025, the Canine Genetics Centre team welcomed thirty enthusiastic delegates to the University of Cambridge’s West Hub building for their second[…]

In this week’s feature, we talk to Jim Johnson, Idiopathic Epilepsy Study Coordinator at the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC). Jim joined the team over three[…]

We have recently published our preliminary genetic investigation of idiopathic epilepsy in the Italian Spinone breed in the peer-reviewed, open access journal, PLOS One. Jenkins[…]

At the beginning of March 2025 the Canine Genetics Centre launched a genetic test for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in Keeshonds. The research underpinning the new[…]

In collaboration with James Oliver, head of ophthalmology at Dick White Referrals, we have been researching retinopathy with vitamin E deficiency (RVED) in the English[…]

The CGC’s DNA sample collection is unique. Developed over the last quarter of a century, and comprising DNA samples from over 42,000 different dogs, it[…]

The CGC Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE) project is progressing well. We are still collecting samples from affected dogs of any age and unaffected dogs aged 8[…]

This is the second in our series of ‘Spotlight’ articles where we focus on a breed that the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC) has worked closely[…]