Journey Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Just wondering the lastest status on the research. I thought there was a breakthrough or soon to be announced test.....yet I haven't heard anything about the research on a long time. Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I spoke with Dr. Neff at a conference this fall. The gene has been identified, but they need more controls before commercializing a test. IOW, please send in lots of samples! They want to be sure that dogs with 2 copies of the gene go deaf while dogs with 1 or 0 copies don't. This is to avoid false positives and false negatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Billadeau Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm waiting for an updated from Dr Neff; he said (email on 12/7) he would provide one soon. I've sent him a reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Thanks! I had requested the test kit last summer, filled out the on-line form but I never have seen them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workindogs Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I spoke to them by phone (they called me as I have previously contributed to research), agreed to test, ordered kits for a number of dogs and never received anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 There was a period of time during which no one got their requested kits. I had to directly contact a research assistant to get them. Maybe it helped that I asked for a very large number so we could get samples from all the dogs at the clinic. I think we went through about 50 swabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 It's a bit strange that they're still apparently calling for samples and then not fulfilling test kit requests. What a way to turn off potential contributors. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 ^^Worked for me. I'll just watch for updates or ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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