Question 1

What is this test?

Accepted Answer

This test in an easy at-home genetic screening which tests your dog for a variety of 150 genetic disorders and traits caused by known mutations in the DNA.

Question 2

Can this test find out the breeds in my dog?

Accepted Answer

No. This kind of analysis is not a breed identification test. This analysis is a genetic health screening testing your dog for more than 150 genetic disorders and traits. You can learn a lot about the genetic health status of your dog.

Question 3

Is the genetic testing service included when I order a test kit?

Accepted Answer

The test kit includes all necessary information as well as swabs for DNA sampling. You also receive a barcode with which you will get access to your private wallet. Please be aware that this kit includes NO genetic testing service. The genetic testing service needs to be ordered after initiation and login into your wallet.

Question 4

How can I order the genetic testing service?

Accepted Answer

After you ordered the kit you will receive all necessary information to get access into your private wallet. At this point of time all further steps are anonymous and secure. To ensure this anonymity you need to order the genetic testing service at your wallet. After that you can activate your sample and return it our laboratory.

Question 5

What is the price of the genetic testing service?

Accepted Answer

For this special screening including more than 150 genetic disorders and trait the price will be 199 Euro. Compared to single testing analysis this is a cost-efficient possibility for health examination. Understand your dog’s DNA for less than 1.50 Euro per test!

Question 6

How will I know that my sample arrived at the lab?

Accepted Answer

After sample activation you will be kept up to date about the different processing steps. As soon as the sample arrives in our lab you will be informed. The actual state of sample processing can be also found in your private wallet.

Question 7

How do I get my results?

Accepted Answer

As soon as your results are finished and uploaded to your wallet you will be informed. You will find different categories of diseases in which the result for each single disorder is displayed. If you like you can also download all the results as a pdf file.

Question 8

What happens if the analysis fails?

Accepted Answer

The test kit includes 4 buccal swabs. In the case that the first analysis failed due to insufficient sample material or bad sample quality the analysis will be re-run using the remaining sample material without any additional costs. If the second analysis will reach again no acceptable level of successful assays (results in at least 150 genes) this sample will be closed without report delivery. For this reason, it is highly important to collect 4 swabs from your dog containing enough DNA material to run a DNA test. Our experience indicates that about 1% of the collected swabs may not have sufficient DNA material or may be contaminated.

Question 9

Which analysis includes this genetic screening?

Accepted Answer

Adult-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Alaskan Husky encephalopathy
Alaskan Malamute polyneuropathy
Amelogenesis imperfecta
Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
Benign familial juvenile epilepsy
Canine multiple system degeneration (Chinese Crested type)
Canine multiple system degeneration (Kerry Blue Terrier type)
Cerebellar ataxia (Finnish Hound type)
Chondrodysplasia (Karelian Bear Dog and Norwegian Elkhound type)
Coagulation factor VII deficiency
Collie eye anomaly
Complement 3 deficiency
Cone degeneration
Cone degeneration (German Shorthaired Pointer type)
Congenital myasthenic syndrome (Labrador Retriever type)
Congenital myasthenic syndrome (Old Danish Pointer type)
Congenital stationary night blindness
Cystinuria (Australian Cattle Dog type)
Cystinuria (Miniature Pinscher type)
Cystinuria (Newfoundland type)
Degenerative myelopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Dry eye curly coat syndrome
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Early retinal degeneration
Ectodermal dysplasia
Elliptocytosis
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
Exercise-induced collapse
Familial nephropathy (Cocker Spaniel type)
Familial nephropathy (English Springer Spaniel type)
Gallbladder mucoceles
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (Great Pyrenees type)
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (Otterhound type)
Globoid cell leukodystrophy (Irish Setter type)
Globoid cell leukodystrophy (Terrier type)
Glycogen storage disease Ia
Glycogen storage disease IIIa
Glycogen storage disease VII (Wachtelhund type)
GM1 Gangliosidosis (Alaskan Husky type)
GM1 Gangliosidosis (Portuguese Water Dog type)
GM1 Gangliosidosis (Shiba Inu type)
GM2 Gangliosidosis (Japanese Chin type)
GM2 Gangliosidosis (Poodle type)
Greyhound polyneuropathy
Hemophilia A (Boxer type)
Hemophilia A (German Shepherd Dog, type 1)
Hemophilia A (German Shepherd Dog, type 2)
Hemophilia B (Cairn Terrier type)
Hemophilia B (Lhasa Apso type)
Hemophilia B (Rhodesian Ridgeback type)
Hereditary cataracts
Hereditary cataracts (Australian Shepherd type)
Hereditary footpad hyperkeratosis (Irish Terrier and Kromfohrländer type)
Hereditary nasal parakeratosis
Hereditary nephritis (Samoyed type)
Hyperuricosuria
Ichthyosis (Golden Retriever type)
Inherited myopathy of Great Danes
Intestinal cobalamin malabsorption (Beagle type)
Intestinal cobalamin malabsorption (Border Collie type)
Juvenile Laryngeal Paralysis and Polyneuropathy
L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (Staffordshire Bull Terrier type)
Late onset ataxia
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency, type I
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency, type III
May-Hegglin anomaly
Mucopolysaccharidosis I
Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (Dachshund type)
Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (New Zealand Huntaway type)
Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (Shepherd type)
Multidrug resistance 1
Multifocal retinopathy 1
Multifocal retinopathy 2
Multifocal retinopathy 3
Muscular Dystrophy (Golden Retriever Type)
Myostatin deficiency (Whippet and Longhaired Whippet type)
Myotonia congenita (Australian Cattle Dog type)
Myotonia congenita (Schnauzer type)
Myotubular myopathy 1
Narcolepsy (Dachshund type)
Narcolepsy (Doberman Pinscher type)
Narcolepsy (Labrador Retriever type)
Neonatal cerebellar cortical degeneration
Neonatal encephalopathy with seizures
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 1
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 10
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 2
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 4A
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 6
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8 (Australian Shepherd type)
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8 (Setter type)
Osteogenesis imperfecta (Beagle type)
Osteogenesis imperfecta (Golden Retriever type)
P2RY12 receptor platelet disorder
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome
Polyneuropathy (Leonberger and Saint Bernard type)
Pompe disease
Prekallikrein deficiency
Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Primary hyperoxaluria
Primary lens luxation
Primary open angle glaucoma
Progressive retinal atrophy (Basenji type)
Progressive retinal atrophy (Bullmastiff/Mastiff type)
Progressive retinal atrophy (Irish Setter type)
Progressive retinal atrophy (Sloughi type)
Progressive retinal atrophy, Cone-rod dystrophy 1
Progressive retinal atrophy, Cone-rod dystrophy 3
Progressive retinal atrophy, generalized
Progressive retinal atrophy, Golden Retriever 1
Progressive retinal atrophy, Golden Retriever 2
Progressive retinal atrophy, PRA1 (Papillon type)
Progressive retinal atrophy, Progressive rod-cone degeneration
Progressive retinal atrophy, Rod-cone dysplasia 3
Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (Basenji type)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (Beagle type)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (Labrador Retriever type)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (Pug type)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (Terrier type)
Renal cystadenocarcinoma and nodular dermatofibrosis
Sensory ataxic neuropathy
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease (Terrier type)
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease (Wetterhoun type)
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease, X-linked (Basset Hound type)
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease, X-linked (Corgi type)
Skeletal dysplasia 2
Spinal dysraphism (Weimaraner type)
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Startle disease
Thrombopathia (American Eskimo Dog type)
Thrombopathia (Basset Hound type)
Thrombopathia (Newfoundland type)
Trapped neutrophil syndrome
Vitamin D dependent rickets, type II (Pomeranian type)
Von Willebrand disease I
Von Willebrand disease II
Von Willebrand disease III (Kooikerhondje type)
Von Willebrand disease III (Scottish Terrier type)

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