A Rare Human Genetic Disease, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Is Better Understood Because of the Canine Genome

A new medical discovery sheds light on the genetic origins of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). In using dogs as a research model in the framework of the European LUPA project, a team from the University of Liège's GIGA-Research Unit has been able to bring to light new mutations in a specific gene responsible for the development of the disease in human beings.

This research can help dogs as well as humans. Read the rest of the story here:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209074203.htm.