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General
Disease Name
Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS)
Mutation
g.4411950_4411953delGTTT
Test Type
Genetic Disease/Disorder
Details
Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS) is a mutation causing the dog's infection-fighting white blood cells to not be released from the bone marrow. The dog's immune system is unable to fight off infections and the dog eventually dies, usually when they are a few months old. Age of onset from birth, but symptoms may not be apparent until 7 months. An affected puppy may not show any specific symptoms, other than susceptibility to infection, but may be smaller and less healthy than unaffected puppies.
Details 2
Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS) is a mutation causing the dog's infection-fighting white blood cells to not be released from the bone marrow. The dog's immune system is unable to fight off infections and the dog eventually dies, usually when they are a few months old. Age of onset from birth, but symptoms may not be apparent until 7 months. An affected puppy may not show any specific symptoms, other than susceptibility to infection, but may be smaller and less healthy than unaffected puppies.
Published
Shearman J.R. and A.N. Wilton. A canine model of Cohen syndrome: Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome. BMC Genomics 2011 12:258.
