Current List of Research Projects on Canine Disease
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Addison's Disease: Anita Oberbauer, UCDavis:  http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/Addison's.htm Brain Tumours: Matthew Breed,  NCSU: http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/mbs/breen_matthew.htm Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Stephanie Herbst, TAMU: sherbst@cvm.tamu.edu Epilepsy:  Katie Minor, UMinn: http://www.canine-epilepsy.net Hemangiosarcoma:  Joanne Lai, Broad & MIT: http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs Hemangiosarcoma: Jaime Modiano, UCol: http://www.modianolab.org Histocytic Sarcoma:  Jaime Modiano, UCol: http://www.modianolab.org Lymphoma, B-cell: Joanne Lai, Broad & MIT: http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs

Lymphoma, T-cell:  Jaime Modiano, UCol: http://www.modianolab.org Lymphoma:  Jaime Modiano, UCol: http://www.modianolab.org Malignant Histocytosis: Dana Mosher, NHGRI: mosherd@mail.nih.gov Mammary Tumors: Joanne Lai, Broad & MIT: http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs Mast Cell Tumors: Joanne Lai, Broad & MIT: http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs Melonoma: Joanne Lai, Broad & MIT: http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs Osteosarcoma: Joanne Lai, Broad & MIT: http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dogs Osteosarcoma:  Jaime Modiano, UCol: http://www.modianolab.org

There are some recent research advances in many of these areas.
For example, just in the arena of canine cancers, there is a vaccine being developed
for malignant melonoma, a delivery system using B-12 with therapeutic radiation
for the treatment of lymphoma, inhibition of mast cell tumors using a
kinase inhibitor (Cheryl London's research at OSU) recently approved by the FDA,
and a  new test for hemangiosarcoma (Jaime Modiano's work in Denver).
As Dr. Modiano recently was quoted as saying: "It is not possible to breed out a cancer gene
and eliminate disease, but it may be possible to identify risk factors and breed them out,"
so participation in such research may mean an improved future for our breed.

Best regards, JP Yousha
Health & Research Committee
Great Dane Club of America
http://www.gdca.org/healthandwelfare.htm
danehealth@gdca.org