Progressive retinal atrophy (rdAc-PRA)

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8117

The late onset photoreceptor degeneration rdAC-PRA is a genetic disorder that causes the degeneration of retinal cells in the eye: In the early stage of the disease rod cells are affected, later degeneration of the cone cells results in complete blindness of the cat. Affected cats have normal vision at birth. The age of onset of clinical symptoms is typically at the age of 1.5-2 years. At the end stage of disease complete photoreceptor degeneration and blindness is observed, usually at the age of 3-5 years.

Method	TaqMan SNP assay
Breed list	Abyssinian, American Curl Longhair, American Curl Shorthair, American Wirehair, Balinese, Bengal (Leopard cat), Cornish Rex, Himalayan, Javanese, Munchkin, Ocicat, Oriental Shorthair (OSH), Peterbald, Siamese, Singapura, Somali, Thai, Tonkinese
Heredity	autosomal recessive
Duration	3 - 5 days after arrival of the sample in the lab