In this review, we will discuss the present canine models of copper metabolism, and the role of the canine models in identification of new genes, the opportunities for development of new medical and dietary treatments, and the possibility of auto-transplantation of gene-corrected organoids in dogs as a large animal model for copper storage ...

Feb 13, 2023 · Copper-associated hepatopathy (CAH) is an increasingly recognized syndrome in dogs, characterized by pathologic copper accumulation within hepatocytes, resulting in oxidative stress, cell death, and inflammation. Copper overload can lead to chronic hepatitis, end-stage liver disease, and even death. Risk factors are genetic or environmental.

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Furthermore, we describe copper toxicosis phenotypes in several dog breeds and discuss the opportunities and possible pitfalls of genome-wide association studies in canine copper storage disorders for the detection of new genes underlying copper homeostasis disorders.

Nov 28, 2015 · One example is the recent use of canine organoids for disease modeling and gene therapy of copper storage disease. This review addresses the opportunities offered by canine genetics for discovery of genes involved in copper metabolism disorders.

Nov 10, 2024 · Copper content in foods, DNA testing for dog breeds susceptible to copper accumulation (copper toxicosis), and restricting foods high in copper.

Purebred dog populations are ideal for gene mapping studies, and because genes involved in copper metabolism are highly conserved across species, newly identified gene mutations in the dog may help unravel the genetic complexity of different human forms of copper toxicosis.

Feb 4, 2016 · One example is the recent use of canine organoids for disease modeling and gene therapy of copper storage disease. This review addresses the opportunities offered by canine genetics for discovery of genes involved in copper metabolism disorders.

Copper toxicosis (Labrador Retriever type) is an inherited metabolic disorder in dogs, leading to chronic liver failure due to impaired copper metabolism, with variable onset and progression but typically presenting in middle age with symptoms of liver dysfunction and potential for severe liver damage and neurological complications in advanced ...

Feb 6, 2019 · This review describes in more detail the recent work on two dog breeds, Bedlington terrier (simple genetics) and Labrador retriever (complex genetics), for which causative mutations involved in hepatic copper toxicosis are described and weighs the pros and cons of both breeds regarding liver stem cell transplantation (preclinical study to test ...