Geneticists from the Canine Genetics Centre, along with veterinary cardiologists and neurologists from the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, are becoming increasingly concerned by reports of sudden, unexpected deaths in young Labrador Retrievers – often occurring during rest or sleep – in dogs that appeared otherwise healthy.
Since becoming aware of this emerging inherited disorder, the multidisciplinary team, which is based in the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge, has mobilised its experts to investigate this distressing condition as a matter of utmost priority.
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