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    Anemia in a dog

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    Kvantitativ RT-PCR-analys för detektion av pigmentrelaterade transkript i hÄrrötter frÄn hund

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    Malignant melanoma represents 4-7% of all canine neoplasms and they are the most common malignant tumors of the oral cavity and digits. These tumors are often aggressive and metastasize quickly. To date there is no effective treatment and survival times are short. Most dogs are euthanized due to complications caused by metastases. Melanin pigment is a hallmark of melanomas and is usually present in large amounts in these tumors. The aim of this study was to see if quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR) could be used for detection of pigment related transcripts in canine hair roots. Human primers and probes were used for tyrosinase (TYR) and tyrosinase related protein 1 (TYRP1). For antigen recognized by T cells 1 (Melan-A/MART1) probe and primers had to be redesigned to fit the canine genome. The samples consisted of 30 hair roots each from 18 dogs with different fur colour. Our results show that black hair has a large amount of the pigment related transcripts and that white hair has no or very little TYR and TYRP-1 transcripts. Even brown and yellow hair roots contain no or very little TYR and TYRP-1 transcripts. In the future it would be interesting to analyze the pigment content of canine hair of especially brown and yellow color. If developed for analysis of the pigment related transcripts in tumour and lymphatic tissue as well as in blood this quantitative RT-PCR method could be usable for detection of melanomas, staging of patients and monitoring of therapeutic effect in both humans and dogs.Malignt melanom utgör ca 4-7% av alla tumörer hos hund och de Ă€r de vanligaste maligna tumörerna i munhĂ„la och tĂ„r. Dessa tumörer Ă€r ofta aggressiva och metastaserar snabbt. Det finns idag ingen effektiv behandling och överlevnadstiderna Ă€r mycket korta. De flesta hundar avlivas p.g.a. komplikationer orsakade av metastaser. Melaninpigment Ă€r ett kĂ€nnemĂ€rke för melanom och förekommer ofta i stor mĂ€ngd i dessa tumörer. Syftet med den hĂ€r studien Ă€r att se om man kan anvĂ€nda kvantitativ reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR) för att detektera pigmentrelaterade transkript i hĂ„rrötter frĂ„n hund. Vi anvĂ€nde oss av humana sekvenser för prober och primrar till tyrosinas (TYR) och tyrosinasrelaterat protein 1 (TYRP1) medan vi fick designa ny probe och primrar till antigen recognized by T cells 1 (Melan- A/MART1). Materialet utgjordes av 30 hĂ„rstrĂ„n frĂ„n vardera 18 hundar med olika pĂ€lsfĂ€rg. Resultaten visar att svarta hundar har höga halter av de pigmentrelaterade transkripten i sina hĂ„rrötter medan de vita hundarnas hĂ„rrötter inte innehĂ„ller nĂ„gra eller mycket fĂ„ TYR- och TYR-1-transkript. Även de gula och bruna hundarna har inga eller mycket liten mĂ€ngd TYR- och TYR-1- transkript i sina hĂ„rrötter. I framtiden vore det intressant att analysera pigmentinnehĂ„llet i hĂ„r frĂ„n hundar med framförallt gul och brun pĂ€lsfĂ€rg. Om den kvantitativa RT-PCR-metoden utvecklas för analys av pigmentrelaterade transkript i tumör-, lymfvĂ€vnad och blod borde den kunna anvĂ€ndas för att detektera melanom, avgöra i vilket stadium av sjukdomen patienter befinner sig och Ă€ven följa terapieffekt hos bĂ„de hund och mĂ€nniska

    Theileria annae in a young Swedish dog

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    A severe regenerative anemia was detected in a 12-week-old mixed breed puppy in Sweden. A small protozoan parasite was observed in erythrocytes on a blood smear. It was initially suspected to be Babesia gibsoni based on its size and because B. gibsoni was previously recorded in Sweden. Surprisingly, specific polymerase chain reaction analysis identified the protozoan as Theileria annae. T. annae is endemic in Northwest Spain, is very uncommonly reported elsewhere and has never been recorded in Scandinavia. T. annae has been identified in dogs used for dog fighting, and it is thought to be transmitted by dog bites. This puppy was a mixed pit bull terrier. Pit bull terriers are sometimes used for dog fighting. T. annae has been reported to be transmitted vertically, and in light of the puppy's age, this transmission was suspected in the present case
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