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SEIZURES/Epilepsy

Would you have concerns about a lab going back 3-4 That possibly had seizures and then possible had some off spring with seizures ?

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The following is from December, 2009.

"In light of the recent discussion on the Wiscoy forum, I asked Liz what the researchers have learned about epilepsy inheritance. So this is “from the horses mouth”. The researchers have found NO evidence that the mode of inheritance is dominant. They have found patterns that indicate inheritance is either recessive or possibly polygenetic."

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so what does that mean in layman's speak?

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recessive - dog needs to inherit from both parents

dominant - dog needs only to inherit from one parent

Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes



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So in other words, to answer the original question, are you a person who likes to gamble? You could be fine.....or not. But every breeding is a gamble with something.

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Wikipedia
recessive - dog needs to inherit from both parents

dominant - dog needs only to inherit from one parent

Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes



Thanks!