Care for horses & livestock/farm animals
Care for cats, dogs & other companion animals
At PennGen, we offer you the choice between DNA testing and metabolic testing. Select the best option for your animal(s).
DNA Tests
Metabolic Tests
Choose “DNA Tests” if you would like testing for a specific DNA variant in a specific breed.
If you suspect a metabolic defect, a storage disease including mucopolysaccharidosis or Fanconi Syndrome in a patient, please choose “Metabolic Tests”. If you would like to assess the presence of cystine in the urine, please choose “Metabolic Tests”. These tests will require some combination of urine, serum, and/or blood smears for analysis of various metabolites, depending on the suspected disease.
Hereditary diseases of companion animals are an important problem for clinicians, breeders and owners. More than 900 inherited disorders have been identified in the dog and over 200 in the cat.
We at PennGen have been at the forefront of identifying and characterizing hereditary diseases in companion animals for more than 40 years, including research to uncover the molecular basis and developing DNA tests for canine and feline genetic diseases.
We are a genetic testing facility operated through the Section of Clinical Genetics and Advanced Therapies (CGAT) as a group of laboratories offering testing for a variety of genetic diseases, metabolic screening for inborn errors of metabolism, and other diagnostic services.