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Breeders' primary objective should be to avoid breeding Glen puppies with 2 copies of the SOD1 mutation ...

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If breeders DNA test their breeding stock and ensure that at least one parent is homozygous normal i.e. it has 2 normal genes, then none of the puppies will have 2 copies of the mutation, which would make them "at risk" of developing this devastating disease.​

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