Nature

Rescue administration of a helper-dependent adenovirus vector with long-term efficacy in dogs with glycogen storage disease type Ia

Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD-Ia) stems from glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) deficiency and causes hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly, hypercholesterolemia and lactic acidemia. Three dogs with GSD-Ia ...
Nature

Restoration of vision in RPE65-deficient Briard dogs using an AAV serotype 4 vector that specifically targets the retinal pigmented epithelium

Inherited retinal dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of disorders that nearly always share one critical feature, degeneration of photoreceptors. Retinal dystrophies often lead to blindness and ...
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Immunity of Dogs against Babesia canis, Its Vector Tick Dermacentor reticulatus, and Ixodes ricinus in Endemic Area

Previous epidemiological studies allowed us to accurately define endemic areas of canine babesiosis and tick distribution in southeastern France (Martinod, 1983). Using a micro-ELISA test 100 dogs ...

New Tick Disease In US Dogs Could Pose Future Risk To Humans, Experts Warn

Scientists in the US have discovered a new tick-borne bacterium, Rickettsia finnyi, after several infected dogs fell severely ...