DOGenes DNA Banking Page
| Who Owns The Bank? |
| The DNA Bank is owned by the Club or organization that has set up a bank. DOGenes Inc. manages and sends samples to researchers. |
| What kind of samples are collected? |
| Samples are collected on cheek swabs by a simple noninvasive method so that participation is easy. |
| What will the DNA be used for? |
| The DNA banks are meant to provide a resource of DNA from purebred dogs for future research.Owners of both non-clinical animals ( those animals that have not been diagnosed with a genetic disease) and clinical animals (those that have been diagnosed with a genetic disease), are encouraged to participate in DNA banking. |
| Current DNA Banks at DOGenes |
| Collies Irish Red and White Setter Samoyeds Shetland Sheepdogs |
Health surveys serve as a companion to DNA banking,
so that meaningful complete,
and current information can be sent to researchers for the DNA samples that they
need.
Current Health Survey Databases at DOGenes
| Collies | - Click Here |
| Samoyeds | - in beta testing |