Dental Hypomineralization
Kodas: H327
Short description
Dental Hypomineralization (DH) also known as Raine syndrome can be a very painful condition which affects border collies.
General information
Dental Hypomineralization (DH) also known as Raine syndrome can be a very painful condition which affects border collies. Dogs with DH have vulnerable teeth that are not as strong as they should be leading to excessive wear of the teeth.
Specifications
| Breeds | |
|---|---|
| Gene | FAM20C |
| Chromosome | 6 |
| Mutation | c.899C>T |
| Organ | Digestive System |
| Specimen | Swab, Blood EDTA, Blood Heparin, Semen, Tissue |
| Mode of Inheritance | Autosomal Recessive |
| Also known as | DH |
Clinical features
DH affects the dog from birth but symptoms may not become noticeable for some time. Dogs will develop brown teeth at an early age and pulpitis. Pulpitis leads eventually to tooth death which requires tooth extraction.
References
Pubmed ID: 27187611
Year published: 2016
Omia ID: 2015
Omia variant ID:
Turnaround information
- 10 working days