Snickerdoodle - ¾ Nubian ¼ Alpine
Born April 17, 2014
Tested for the G6S mutation - March 2015 - Results: NORMAL
Born April 17, 2014
Tested for the G6S mutation - March 2015 - Results: NORMAL
Chai Latte - ¾ Nubian ¼ Alpine
Born April 17, 2014
Tested for the G6S mutation - March 2015 - Results: NORMAL
Born April 17, 2014
Tested for the G6S mutation - March 2015 - Results: NORMAL
About G6S mutation
G6S stands for N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase. G6S is a naturally occurring enzyme that helps maintain connective tissues throughout a mammal’s body. The mutation stops the production of the enzyme before it’s completed, causing a substance called glycosaminoglycans to accumulate in the liver and brain. This creates the progressive specific neuron-generative disease.
The symptoms of the G6S mutation include:
Slowed growth, lack of muscle mass, blindness, deafness and eventually death caused by liver failure.
The longest-lived goat, that was known to be affected by the G6S mutation, died just before his fourth birthday.
For more information about this mutation, and on how to send in samples, please refer to the Texas A&M Veterinary Mediacal Diagnostic Laboratory website by clicking here: TVMDL
The symptoms of the G6S mutation include:
Slowed growth, lack of muscle mass, blindness, deafness and eventually death caused by liver failure.
The longest-lived goat, that was known to be affected by the G6S mutation, died just before his fourth birthday.
For more information about this mutation, and on how to send in samples, please refer to the Texas A&M Veterinary Mediacal Diagnostic Laboratory website by clicking here: TVMDL