Re: [pyrnet] Dwarfism

[Kshoffman@aol.com]

I wrote:

> In at least two breeds I am aware of, Belgian Shepherds and Miniature
> Schnauzers, the mode of inheritance of epilepsy is believed to be a
> polygenic (multiple gene) threshold model, also environmentally
> mediated.

Correction to the above.  It's Standard Schnauzers, not Miniature Schnauzers. 
Their researchers hypothesize a two-gene model, including one mutation on the 
X chromosome.  They are in the process of doing marker analysis currently.

Kelley