Useful Links
| Ungrouped links |
| Epilepsy Research Program (Dalmatian Club of America) |
| Canine Epilepsy Resources (USA/Canada) |
| The Canine Diversity Project This webpage contains: Genetics for dog breeders, loss of diversity, dealing with genetic disease, other health issues and a Yahoo-Canine Genetic discussion group. |
| Towards healthier breeds- Genetic studies for dogs in Finland |
| Breeding database of the Finnish Kennelclub |
| Expanded Repeat in Canine Epilepsy |
| University of Helsinki, Molecular Medicine |
| The Hereditary Diseases Research Support Association (PeSaTu) |
| The World Association For Dalmatians (WAFDAL) |
Selected publications:
Tarja Jokinen, Liisa Metsahonkala, Lucy-Anna Bergamasco, Ranno Viitmaa, Pernilla Syrja, Hannes Lohi, Marjatta Snellman, Janis Jeserevics, and Sigitas Cizinauskas: Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy in Lagotto Romagnolo Dogs, J Vet Int Med, in press.
Yael Petel Galil, Bruria Ben Zeev, Iris Greenbaum, Manuela Vecsler, Hannes Lohi, Berge A. Minassian and Eva Gak: Comprehensive diagnosis of Rett syndrome relying on genetic, epigenetic and expression evidence of mecp2 deficiency: study of the Israeli patients cohort. J Med Genet. In press.
Hannes Lohi, Leonarda Ianzano, Xiao-Chu Zhao, Elayne M. Chan, Stephen W. Scherer, Cameron A. Ackerley and Berge A. Minassian: A novel glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) and ubiquitination pathways in progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Hum Mol Genet, 14(18):2727-36, 2005.
Lohi H, Young EJ , Fitzmaurice S, Rusbridge C, Chan, Vervoort M, Turnbull J, Ianzano L, Paterson AD, Sutter N, Ostrander EA, Andre C, Shelton DG, Ackerley CA, Scherer SW, Minassian BA: Expanded repeat in canine epilepsy. Science, 307:81, 2005. Highlighted in the Kids Summary in the same Issue.
Leonarda Ianzano, Junjun Zhang, Elayne M. Chan, Xiao-Chu Zhao, Hannes Lohi, Stephen W. Scherer, Berge A. Minassian: Lafora Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy Mutation Database. Hum Mut, 26(4):397, 2005.
Gevork N Mnatzakanian, Hannes Lohi, Iulia Munteanu, Simon Alfred, Takahiro Yamada, Patrick JM MacLeod, Julie R Jones, Stephen W Scherer, N Carolyn Schanen, Michael J Friez, John B Vincent, Berge A Minassian: A novel MECP2 open reading frame defines a new Rett syndrome relevant isoform. Nat Genet, 36(4):339-41, 2004.
Email: epidal@dalmatiner.org