General Information

Name

Paw Print Genetics

Alternative Name

part of Neogen

Data Up to Date

20-Mar

GTP Code

PawPrint

URL

http://www.pawprintgenetics.com

Email

AskUs@pawprintgenetics.com

Telephone

509-483-5950 Toll Free:1-855-202-4889 (USA and Canada Only)

Address

220 E. Rowan, Suite 220

City

Spokane

State

Washington

Zip Code/ Postal Code

99207

Country

United States

Participant Since:

2017

Subsidiary Company

People

Lab/Company Director

Lisa Shaffer, PhD, FACMG, Founder/CEO

Lab/Company Director Profile

PhD, FACMG; American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Certificate #93264

Lead Scientist/ Geneticist

Blake Ballif, PhD, Director of Operations

Lead Scientist/ Geneticist Profile

PhD

Lead Veterinarian

Medical Directors: Christina Ramirez, PhD, DVM, DACVD Casey Carl, DVM

Lead Veterinarian Profile

PhD, DVM, DACVP

Laboratory Manager

Kyle Sundin, MS

Qualified Laboratory Technicians

Yes

Licensed veterinarian(s)

Yes

Other Experts

DMV; MSc Genetics, BS zoology

People Profile Links

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/about/

Quality Indicators - GTP

HGTD Leadership Sponsor

Non-Participant

Year Established

2012

In House Testing

Out Sourced Lab(s) in HGTD

Yes

Number of Tests with ISO/ details

Specifc Tests=0; General accreditation All

Other Recognized Accreditation

Details of Other Accreditation

Print Genetics operates under the guidelines set forth in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA?88) and utilizes the Standards and Guidelines produced by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for human molecular genetic diagnostic testing laboratories.

Laboratory SOPs

Yes

Lab SOP details

PPG has developed internal standards and guidelines, SOPs and validation documents based on the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the College of American Pathologists. We have more than 250 SOPs pertaining to our test offerings. These SOPs are in place for general laboratory practices, and for all individual tests.

Other Parentage Testing

Other Parentage Testing Details

We use a proprietary set of 99 highly polymorphic markers for parentage assessment.

GTP Service Description

100% of tests done in house

Outsourced Lab(s) Accredited

Yes

Quality Indicators - Procedures/ Services

Sample collected by - GTP specific

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/samples/

Sample Identification

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/samples/

Animal ID/ Sample Submission

Microchip number (veterinarian verified option), Registration name/number. Swab kits supplied to the customer, or customers can supply their own. Samples are labeled with individual laboratory identification number, order reference number, and dog?s call name. This information is verified against the information supplied at time of order and then assigned a lab number for processing.

Techincal handling proceedures - GTP specific

Swabs supplied to the customer are pre-labeled with dog laboratory ID number, order reference number, and dog?s call name. This is verified against the information supplied at time of order.

Test Result information

Laboratory reports, Canine Genetic Health Certificate?, and trait certificates with detailed results, including interpretations and recommendations. Disease report results are reported as normal, carrier, and at-risk (affected)

Test results provided to

Paw Print Genetics has a strict privacy policy and will only share results with the owners/co-owners or veterinarians listed on the account or on the individual dogs in the customers? accounts. With permission, we will send results to The Kennel Club of the UK.

Test Faults Protocol

Yes

Laboratory Mishandling Protocol

Quality Assurance and Issue Resolution

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/quality-assurance/

Contact for Queries

askus@pawprintgenetics.com

Breeding Advice

Advice Details

Paw Print Genetics provides pre-test and post-test genetic counseling.

Research

Test Discovery- GTP

Ethics Committee/Board

Yes

Ethics Details

Internal ethics and scientific review board consisting of veterinarians, PhD geneticists and staff members representing the laboratory and customer care.

Test Development In-House

Research Collaborator

Yes

Refereed Publications list

Only relevant publications are shown. Shaffer LG, Ramirez CJ (2014) Genetic Carrier Screening in Domestic Dog Breeds. J Vet Med Res.1:1004-1005. Shaffer LG, Ramirez CJ, Sundin K, Carl C, Ballif BC (2015) Genetic screening and mutation identification in a rare canine breed, the Drentsche patrijshond. Vet Rec Case Rep. 3:e000185. Shaffer LG, Ramirez CJ, Sundin K, Connell LB, Ballif BC (2016) Genetic screening and mutation identification in a rare canine breed, the Cesky fousek. Vet Rec Case Rep. 4:e000346. Shaffer LG, Ramirez CJ, Phelps P, Aviram M, Walczak M, Kahila Bar-Gal G, and Ballif BC (2017) An International Genetic Survey of Breed-specific Diseases in Working Dogs from the United States, Israel and Poland. Cytogenet Genome Res. 153:198-204. Ramirez CJ, Carl C, Ballif BC, Shaffer LG (2017) Importance of standards and guidelines for veterinary genetic laboratory services. JAVMA 250:747. Ballif BC, Ramirez CJ, Carl CR, Sundin K, Krug M, Zahand A, Shaffer LG, Flores-Smith H (2018) The PMEL Gene and Merle in the Domestic Dog: A Continuum of Insertion Lengths Leads to a Spectrum of Coat Color Variations in Australian Shepherds and Related Breeds. Cytogenet Genome Res DOI: 10.1159/000491408