If you or someone you know has a dog with anyone of these conditions, contact the researchers listed. They are looking for samples from ALL breeds, so any information we can give them will help them to help our dogs. Forms, and information on submission of samples, are found on each website. Or email the contact person listed.

B-Cell Lymphoma
Blood Samples from affected dogs and healthy dogs, 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai dog-info@broad.mit.edu

Brain Tumor
Blood and tumor samples from affected dogs
North Carolina State University www.cvm.ncsu.edu/mbs/breen_matthew.htm
email: CVM_K9Genomics@ncsu.edu

Epilepsy
Blood samples from affected dogs and unaffected relatives
University of Minnesota www.canine-epilepsy.net
Katie Minor minork@umn.edu

Hemangiosarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years and older
The Broad Institute www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai dog-info@broad.mit.edu

Hemangiosarcoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado www.modianolab.org
email: info@modianolab.org

Histocytic sarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
Dana Mosher mosherd@mail.nih.gov

Lymphoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado www.modianolab.org
email: info@modianolab.org

Malignant Histiocytosis
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
Dana Mosher mosherd@mail.nih.gov

Mammary Tumors
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai dog-info@broad.mit.edu

Mast Cell Tumors
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai dog-info@broad.mit.edu

Melanoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai dog-info@broad.mit.edu

Osteosarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs
Joanne Lai dog-info@broad.mit.edu

Osteosarcoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado www.modianolab.org
email: info@modianolab.org

T-Cell Lymphoma
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
Dana Mosher mosherd@mail.nih.gov

IF YOU HAVE A RAT TERRIER OR ANY OTHER BREED WITH A GENETIC PROBLEM, CANCER OR OTHER DISEASE, The University of California at Davis now registers carriers by maintaining a "Genetic Registry" for recordation of genetic diseases.

contact:
UC Davis/ Genetic Disease Control
PO Box 222 • Davis CA 95617

PLEASE be so kind as to help with these projects. It will help everyone.