Fukosidose
Fucosidosis
General description
The disease in the Springer Spaniel manifests as a mainly neurological syndrome with mixed motor and mental function deficits. Affected animals show a disturbed coordination of movements, behavioural abnormalities, blindness, deafness and problems in deglutition.
Breeds
English Springer Spaniel
Order details
| Test number | 8016 |
| Sample material | 0.5 ml EDTA blood, 2x cheek swab, 1x special swab (eNAT) |
| Test duration | 7-14 working days |
Test specifications
| Symptom complex | neurological |
| Inheritance | autosomal recessive |
| Age of onset | 18 months - 4 years |
| Causality | causally |
| Gene | FUCA1 |
| Mutation | DEL |
| Literature | OMIA:000396-9615 |
Detailed description
Fucosidosis is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme α-L-fucosidase. In healthy animals, this enzyme cleaves complex proteins and lipids so that they can be metabolised. A diseased animal lacks this enzyme whereby the complex proteins and lipids are stored in diverse organs; for example in lymph nodes, pancreas, liver, kidneys, lungs and bone marrow and especially in cerebral and neural tissue. The disease in the Springer Spaniel manifests as a mainly neurological syndrome with mixed motor and mental function deficits. Affected animals show a disturbed coordination of movements, behavioural abnormalities, blindness, deafness and problems in deglutition. The disease occurs between the age of 18 months and 4 years with a progressive course and finally lethal outgoing.
