New genetic test can help eliminate a form of inherited blindness in dogs

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Jul 21, 2024, 7:00 pm373 pts
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a group of inherited diseases that causes progressive degeneration of the light sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Dogs with PRA have normal sight at birth, but by the age of four or five they will be totally blind. There is no treatment.

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