Amstafomine
American Staffordshire Terriers
CERABELLAR ATAXIA
Ataxia is a horrific disease & is VERY real.
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BUT WHAT IS ATAXIA?
It is the dysfunction of the cerebrocerebellum presenting disturbances in carrying out voluntary movements which include accentuated tremors involving the head, body & torso.
THERE IS NO CURE AT THIS TIME!
There are 3 results possible:
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Ataxia free (this dog will never develop and / or pass the disease to its offspring).
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Ataxia carrier (this dog will never develop the disease, but could possibly pass on if it’s bred with another dog which is carrier of this gene).
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Ataxia affected – 2 defective copies of the implicated gene – the dog has ataxia, and will pass the gene onto offspring.
Inheritance rates
The approximate inheritance rate of breeding a clear, carrier and affected dog is as follows:
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Clear to Clear – 100% Clear
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Clear to Carrier – 50% Clear, 50% Carrier
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Clear to Affected – 100% Carriers
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Carrier to Carrier – 25% Affected, 25% Clear, 50% Carriers
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Carrier to Affected – 50% Affected, 50% Carriers
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Affected to Affected – 100% Affected)