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Advancing Canine Health through Peer-Reviewed Publications

Scientific peer-reviewed publications are a cornerstone of advancing canine health. At the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), research investment success is measured, in part, by the quality and impact of the peer-reviewed studies they produce.

These publications not only validate the rigor and credibility of the research supported by the CHF but also contribute to the global body of scientific knowledge, driving innovation and improving the lives of all dogs.

Publications

Hereditary canine spinal muscular atrophy is phenotypically similar but molecularly distinct from human spinal muscular atrophy
CHF Grant ID(s): 0001268
Program Area: General Health & Wellness
Investigator(s): Blazej, R. G.; Mellersh, C. S.; Cork, L. C.; Ostrander, E. A.
Congenital Stationary Night Blindness in the Dog: Common Mutation in the RPE65 Gene Indicates Founder Effect
CHF Grant ID(s): 0001273
Program Area: Eye Health
Investigator(s): Aguirre, Gustavo D; Baldwin, Victoria; Pearce-Kelling, Sue; NarfstrÃ, Kristina
Canine cone transducin-γ gene and cone degeneration in the cd dog
CHF Grant ID(s): 0001273
Program Area: Eye Health
Investigator(s): Akhmedov, N B; Piriev, N I; Pearce-Kelling, S; Acland, G M; Aguirre, Gustavo; Farber, Debora
Coding sequence and exon/intron organization of the canine CLN3 (batten disease) gene and its exclusion as the locus for ceroid-lipofuscinosis in English Setter dogs
CHF Grant ID(s): 0001275
Program Area: General Health & Wellness
Investigator(s): Shibuya, H; Liu, Po-Ching; Katz, Martin L.; Siakotos, Aristotle N.; Nonneman, Dan J.; Johnson, Gary S.
A prospective study of survival and recurrence following the acute gastric dilatation-volvulus syndrome in 136 dogs
CHF Grant ID(s): 0001252
Program Area: Digestive Health
Investigator(s): Glickman, Lt; Lantz, Gc; Schellenberg, Db; Glickman, Nw
Identification of a RAPD marker linked to progressive rod-cone degeneration in dogs
CHF Grant ID(s): 0001268
Program Area: General Health & Wellness
Investigator(s): Gu, Weikuan; Acland, Gregory M.; Langston, Amelia A.; Ostrander, Elaine A.; Aguirre, Gustavo D.; Ray, Kunal