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"My Shepherd carries the degenerative myelopathy variant. What does that mean?"
A genetic result is a probability, not a verdict. It is slow, painlessPenetranceWhat it isHow often dogs with the at-risk genotype actually develop the condition. It is rarely 100%.For your dogCarrying the variant is not the same as getting the disease; penetrance, other genes, and environment all matter.PreciselyThe proportion of individuals with a given genotype who express the associated phenotype.OMIA / literature · varies by disease · Ask about this →, and late, if it comes at all.
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Source: OMIA 000263-9615; Awano 2009.
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