Dalmatian bladder stones caused by gene that regulates uric acid in humans.

NewsRx Health & Science | November 30, 2008 | Copyright

A gene mutation that causes high levels of uric acid in all Dalmatian dogs and bladder stones in some Dalmatians, has been identified by a team of researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis.

The discovery equips dog breeders with the tools to eliminate that trait from the Dalmatian breed and yields clues to the cause of similar problems in humans. The findings will be published Nov. 7 in the scientific journal Public Library of Science.

"This defect, which in dogs is peculiar to the entire Dalmatian breed, has ...

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