Dilatative Kardiomyopathie (DCM) - Welsh Springer Spaniel globo-product-options swollen lymph nodes

swollen lymph nodes

Mutation: P3H2 gene

With the intention of eradication of the disease it is not advisable to breed affected and carrier animals

Abstammung der Welpen später eindeutig belegbar

Clinical signs of affected puppies are deafness assessed by abnormal behaviour or by BAER (brainstem auditory evoked response) examinations

Dilatative Kardiomyopathie (DCM) - Welsh Springer Spaniel globo-product-options swollen lymph nodesDilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a hereditary disease known in animals and humans with many similarities including familial nature, clinical signs and phenotypic features. It is characterised by cardiac enlargement (cardiomegaly) and decreased myocardial function. Due to heart arrhythmias affected individuals suffer from heart failure or collapse. The symptoms in dogs usually occur 20 months postnatal and include ventricular dilation, systolic