Lagotto storage disease (LSD)

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8270

The Lagotto storage disease (LSD) is a storage disease with neurodegenerative symptoms, which leads to cerebellar damage in affected animals. These are the cause of dysfunction in movement coordination and balance. In some affected dogs, abnormal eye motion (nystagmus) as well as behavioural changes like aggression and restlessness can be detected. First symptoms appear at an age of four months to four years.

Method	TaqMan SNP assay
Breed list	Lagotto Romagnolo
Heredity	autosomal recessive with incomplete penetrance
Duration	3 - 5 days after arrival of the sample in the lab