Current Research Studies - Health - Bernese Mountain Dogs

Histiocytosis - Université de Rennes - France/Europe

Research Organization: Université de Rennes
Contact Person: Dr. Catherine André or Benoit Hédan
Contact Phone: 011 02 23 23 45 09 (France)
Email Address: catherine.andre@univ-rennes1.fr or benoit.hedan@univ-rennes1.fr
Project Web Site: http://www-recomgen.univ-rennes1.fr/doggy.html

About This Research Project

Catherine André and Benoit Hédan at the Université of Rennes in France are doing research to better characterize the clinical forms of the disease, and to search for the genetic causes of the disease. They are using blood drawn from Bernese Mountain Dogs that are diagnosed with MH, as well as samples from affected and unaffected dogs that are related.

They hope to identify the genes responsible for Malignant Histiocytosis (MH) in dogs as quickly as possible. Samples are needed.

What is Needed? (if you participate)

If your BMD is over 10 years of age and has never been diagnosed with MH: a blood sample is useful to us as a control (it is essential that you contact the researchers if your dog is later diagnosed with MH).

If your BMD presents MH symptoms: a blood sample from your dog and relatives is needed.

The following items are required:

How to begin

If MH is suspected, it is necessary to have pathology done to establish whether the dog is definitely affected and to provide the pathology reports. All information will be kept confidential.

Please send blood samples at room temperature by rapid delivery mail.

If your BMD is affected with MH, please contact the researchers (shown above) for further information about submitting samples.

From Europe, send to:
Dr. Catherine André and Benoit Hédan
UMR6061, CNRS/ Université de Rennes 1
Faculté de Médecine
2, Av. Léon Bernard
35043 Rennes Cedex, France