Weimaraner genome gives clues to human neural tube disorders Researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine found a gene mutation in Weimaraners associated with spinal dysraphism in dogs that may help scientists better understand neural tube defects in humans. The genomes of four Weimaraners with spinal dysraphism were analyzed, as were the genomes of 96 Weimaraners with no spinal abnormalities. The gene NKX2-8 on chromosome eight, part of a group of genes known to cause developmental defects, mutated in a specific way in Weimaraners that were affected with the neural tube problems. MedicalDaily.com (7/21) K-State Veterinary Health Center cares for menagerie The Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center provides veterinary preventive and specialty care to some 17,000 animals every year, and the facility has advanced technology comparable to that in human hospitals. Veterinary students are involved in the process as clinicians teach while attending to patients, according to veterinarian Susan Nelson. "The students examine the patient and make the diagnosis, present plans to remedy the problem, and then we go over it with them. A veterinarian always signs off on the orders," Dr. Nelson said. The Topeka Capital-Journal (Kan.) (7/20) Other News  | We're Here To Keep You Afloat.
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