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REMINISCENCE JP LOVE THE RED EMPRES

Miniature Pinscher

  • Polaris, a Miniature Pinscher tested with EmbarkVet.com Polaris, a Miniature Pinscher tested with EmbarkVet.com

“My dearest princess ▼・ェ・▼. Her Pedigree name is " The Red Empress".”

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@miniaturepinscher_wicked.angel

Place of Birth

Ichikawa, 千葉県 日本

Current Location

横浜市, 神奈川県, 日本

From

Ichikawa, 千葉県 日本

This dog has been viewed and been given 59 wags

Registration

N/A : MP-01898/16
Microchip: 392145000366827

Genetic Breed Result

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Miniature Pinscher

The Miniature Pinscher is a small breed of dog originating from Germany. The breed's earliest ancestors may have included the German Pinscher mixed with Italian greyhounds and dachshunds.

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Changes to this dog’s profile
  • On 4/10/2019 changed name from "Polaris" to "REMINISCENCE JP LOVE THE RED EMPRES"

Health Summary

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Polaris has one variant that you should let your vet know about.

ALT Activity

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Polaris inherited both copies of the variant we tested

Why is this important to your vet?

Polaris has two copies of a variant in the GPT gene and is likely to have a lower than average baseline ALT activity. ALT is a commonly used measure of liver health on routine veterinary blood chemistry panels. As such, your veterinarian may want to watch for changes in Polaris's ALT activity above their current, healthy, ALT activity. As an increase above Polaris’s baseline ALT activity could be evidence of liver damage, even if it is within normal limits by standard ALT reference ranges.

What is ALT Activity?

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a clinical tool that can be used by veterinarians to better monitor liver health. This result is not associated with liver disease. ALT is one of several values veterinarians measure on routine blood work to evaluate the liver. It is a naturally occurring enzyme located in liver cells that helps break down protein. When the liver is damaged or inflamed, ALT is released into the bloodstream.

Breed-Relevant Genetic Conditions

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Cystinuria Type II-B (SLC7A9, Miniature Pinscher Variant)

Identified in Miniature Pinschers

Additional Genetic Conditions

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Through Polaris’s mitochondrial DNA we can trace her mother’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that her ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

A4

Haplotype

A452

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A4

REMINISCENCE JP LOVE THE RED EMPRES’s Haplogroup

The A4 maternal lineage is fairly rare. It is found in Cocker Spaniels, but A4 is also represented well among East Asian breeds including the Chinese Crested Dog, Shar-Pei and Shih Tzu. Moving away from Asia, it is also found among Chihuahuas (a very old breed!) and village dogs in Peru. This may be a lineage that moved into Western breeds because of their owners' tendencies to mix them up with Eastern breeds in the early modern period.

A452

REMINISCENCE JP LOVE THE RED EMPRES’s Haplotype

Part of the A4 haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most frequently in mixed breed dogs.

The popular Chihuahua breed descends from the A4 maternal line.

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The Paternal Haplotype reveals a dog’s deep ancestral lineage, stretching back thousands of years to the original domestication of dogs.

Are you looking for information on the breeds that Polaris inherited from her mom and dad? Check out her breed breakdown.

Paternal Haplotype is determined by looking at a dog’s Y-chromosome—but not all dogs have Y-chromosomes!

Why can’t we show Paternal Haplotype results for female dogs?

All dogs have two sex chromosomes. Female dogs have two X-chromosomes (XX) and male dogs have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome (XY). When having offspring, female (XX) dogs always pass an X-chromosome to their puppy. Male (XY) dogs can pass either an X or a Y-chromosome—if the puppy receives an X-chromosome from its father then it will be a female (XX) puppy and if it receives a Y-chromosome then it will be a male (XY) puppy. As you can see, Y-chromosomes are passed down from a male dog only to its male offspring.

Since Polaris is a female (XX) dog, she has no Y-chromosome for us to analyze and determine a paternal haplotype.

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