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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020

Long-term outcome of Miniature Schnauzers with genetically confirmed demyelinating polyneuropathy: 12 cases.

Alba Farré Mariné, Nicolas Granger, Coralie Bertolani, Joan Mascort Boixeda, G Diane Shelton, Alejandro Luján Feliu-Pascual

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Alba Farré MarinéAúna Especialidades Veterinarias, Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0515-7499
Nicolas GrangerCVS Referrals, Bristol Veterinary Specialists at Highcroft, Bristol, UK.
Coralie BertolaniHospital Veterinari Canis, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Joan Mascort BoixedaArs Veterinaria, Barcelona, Spain.
G Diane SheltonDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California and Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3332-1359
Alejandro Luján Feliu-PascualAúna Especialidades Veterinarias, Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-9248
Hospital de Especialidades · MXHospital Universitario Son Espases · ESUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of London · GBVeterinarians Without Borders · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA demyelinating polyneuropathy with focally folded myelin sheaths was reported in 3 Miniature Schnauzers in France in 2008 and was predicted to represent a naturally occurring canine homologue of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. A genetic variant of MTRM13/SBF2 has been identified as causative in affected Miniature Schnauzers with this polyneuropathy.

objectiveTo provide data on the long-term progression in affected Miniature Schnauzers from Spain confirmed with the MTRM13/SBF2 genetic variant. ANIMALS: Twelve Miniature Schnauzers presented between March 2013 and June 2019.

methodsOnly dogs presented with consistent clinical signs and homozygous for the MTRM13/SBF2 genetic variant were included. Clinical signs, age of onset and presentation, time from onset to presentation, treatment, outcome, and time from diagnosis to final follow-up were retrospectively reviewed.

resultsThe hallmark clinical signs at the time of presentation were regurgitation with radiologically confirmed megaesophagus (11/12) and aphonic bark (11/12) with or without obvious neuromuscular weakness despite electrodiagnostic evidence of appendicular demyelinating polyneuropathy. Age of onset and clinical presentation were 3-18 and 4-96 months, respectively. Treatment was mostly symptomatic and consisted of head elevation during meals, antacids, prokinetics, bethanechol, sildenafil, mirtazapine, or some combination of these. During the follow-up period (7-73 months), clinical signs were unchanged in (11/12) cases with aspiration pneumonia developing occasionally (6/12) and being the cause of death in 1 dog. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Demyelinating polyneuropathy of Miniature Schnauzers tends to remain stable over the long term leading to a good prognosis with preventive feeding measures and symptomatic treatment to control aspiration pneumonia.

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Dog DiseasesPolyneuropathiesAnimalsDogsFranceRetrospective StudiesSpainaphonic barkmegaesophagusMTRM13/SBF2tomacula

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