Progressive Retinaatrophie 1 (GR-PRA1) - Golden Retriever All Elliptocytosis is an autosomal disorder

Elliptocytosis is an autosomal disorder of the red blood cells (RBC)

small size and abnormalities of the vertebral bones of the back and tail

paraparesis (weakness in limbs)

The additional sequence can vary in length from dog to dog

abnormally reflective eyes when a light shines on them

Progressive Retinaatrophie 1 (GR-PRA1) - Golden Retriever All Elliptocytosis is an autosomal disorderProgressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in dogs is a group of genetically heterogeneous inherited retinal disorders characterized by progressive degeneration and cell death of photoreceptors. GR PRA1 is a late onset disease (usually at 6 7 year) with some individual variation in age of onset, and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Until now, three different mutations were found to cause progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in Golden Retriever