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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Gustavo D. Aguirre, Ithaca, NY (US);
Gregory M. Acland, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Kunal Ray, Calcutta, IN;
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding canine RPE65. The present invention also relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding canine RPE65 having a mutation in one or both alleles indicative of a carrier of or a dog affected with congenital stationary night blindness. The present invention also relates to a method for identifying dogs which are genetically normal, are carriers of, or are affected with congenital stationary night blindness, said method including obtaining a biological sample from a dog and testing the biological sample for a gene encoding canine RPE65 having a nucleic acid mutation in one or both alleles indicative of a carrier of or a dog affected with congenital stationary night blindness. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for selecting dogs for breeding.