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HGTD & Genetic Testing

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What's new in the Harmonization of Genetic Testing database and genetic testing resources on IPFD.

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HGTD This week

HGTD This week: NEW feature - Key Comments

HGTD This Week: NEW feature - Key Comments In our continued effort to improve HGTD, we have a new addition to our breed-specific testing information. Complementing the Breed Relevance Ratings, the new Key Comments feature highlights in the breed search, any tests that have a comment related to the relevance of the test for that breed. Users can then click through to the phenes information to not only read the Key Comment, but also other general, and breed-specific information about the p
Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi
HGTD This week

HGTD This Week: What is a SNP-chip? FCI Podcast talks about genomic chip technology

The 9 November FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) podcast, hosted by Attila Márton, featured Dr Sára Sándor, who gave an excellent description of what a genomic chip is and how it assesses a dog's DNA to identify genetic variants (mutations) - taking some of the mystery out of a technology that many may know the name of, but few could describe!   Canine genetic testing technology has changed rapidly since the first DNA tests were offered to dog breeders and owners in the late 1
Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi

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