Lens Luxation Testing Request

For DNA samples already in the collection at the University of Missouri
REQUESTING A LENS LUXATION DNA TEST

To order a PLL test for a dog that has been
sampled previously for research projects or DNA banking at the University of Missouri-Columbia, please
follow these steps:

- Complete the form on the following page. You may have supplied some of this
info when the sample was originally submitted, but we ask that you take this
opportunity to update the current status of this dog. If you did not send a pedigree
copy when the original sample was submitted, please include that information as well.
- Choose how you want the results reported to you.

Please note that there is an
additional charge for reports to be faxed or sent by surface mail.
Report sent via email ---------------------------- test fee = $35.00
Report sent via FAX or surface mail ---------- test fee = $45.00
- Send the form, and a check or money order for the appropriate amount of US
funds, payable to “University of Missouri”, to this address;

Dr. Gary Johnson - PLL Testing
320 Connaway Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

Normal turnaround time is 2-3 weeks from the time requests arrive at our lab. We are not able to
accommodate rush orders for this test. Please plan appropriately if testing potential breeding stock.

PLEASE NOTE! – This order form is ONLY to be used to request Primary Lens Luxation (PLL)
test results for dogs for which a DNA sample is ALREADY IN THE COLLECTION at the University of
Missouri-Columbia as of September 1, 2009. Samples sent to other laboratories are not eligible. Blood
samples sent for the CHIC DNA Bank ARE eligible, swab samples sent for the CHIC DNA Bank are NOT
eligible.

To test dogs not already sampled at UMC, there are 2 options:
1) Order the test and testing kit from OFA – Go to http://www.OFFA.org, scroll down below the
announcements, and click on the DNA TESTING box to the far right. Follow the links there to
order the PLL test. The kit you will be sent uses a cheek swab to collect DNA, and can be
used for any dog.
2) Dogs that have been diagnosed as affected with lens luxation are eligible for a free PLL
test if a blood sample, pedigree copy, and copy of the ACVO ophthalmologists report is sent.
Go to www.CanineGeneticDiseases.net, click on GLAUCOMA & LENS LUXATION, and then
go to the RESEARCH or SAMPLE SUBMISSION section for details and the correct form.

If you need clarification, or have any questions about any of these procedures, please contact Liz
Hansen by email (HansenL@missouri.edu), phone (573-884-3712), or regular mail (321 Connaway Hall,

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211).
Thank you for your cooperation and participation!