Blood & Tissue Samples Needed for Research

(The following information was forwarded to the USKBTC by Suzanne Wright. Special thanks to Carole Cramer for permission to post this to our site and to Suzanne Wright for forwarding the information.)

If you or someone you know has a dog with any one of these conditions,contact the researchers listed. They are looking for samples from ALL breeds, so any information we can give them will help them to help our dogs. Forms, and information on submission of samples, are found on each website. You can also e-mail the contact person listed.

B-Cell Lymphoma
Blood Samples from affected dogs and healthy dogs, 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute
Joanne Lai

Brain Tumor
Blood and tumor samples from affected dogs
Email

Epilepsy
Blood samples from affected dogs and unaffected relatives
University of Minnesota
Katie Minor

Hemangiosarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years and older
The Broad Institute
Joanne Lai

Hemangiosarcoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado
Email

Histocytic sarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
Dana Mosher

Lymphoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado
Email

Malignant Histiocytosis
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
Dana Mosher

Mammary Tumors
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute
Joanne Lai

Mast Cell Tumors
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute
Joanne Lai

Melanoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute
Joanne Lai

Osteosarcoma
Blood samples from affected dogs, and healthy dogs 8 years old or older
The Broad Institute
Joanne Lai

Osteosarcoma
Tissue samples from affected dogs
University of Colorado
Email

T-Cell Lymphoma
Blood samples from affected dogs
National Human Genome Research Institute
Dana Mosher