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Miniature Schnauzers (Group 2)<br />

Thirty-one Miniature Schnauzers with serum triglyceride and cholesterol<br />

concentrations within their respective reference intervals (Group 2A) and 31 Miniature<br />

Schnauzers with hypertriglyceridemia (Group 2B) were also included in the study.<br />

Samples from these dogs were selected from a pool of >300 samples from Miniature<br />

Schnauzers that were collected as part of several ongoing projects related to<br />

hypertriglyceridemia in this breed. Dogs that were included in Group 2 had to have<br />

absence of any clinical signs at the time of blood collection and no history of diseases or<br />

current use of drugs known to affect lipid metabolism. Miniature Schnauzers in Group<br />

2A had to be 7 years of age or older in order to minimize the possibility of them<br />

developing hyperlipidemia in the near future. In addition, for the Miniature Schnauzers<br />

with hypertriglyceridemia (Group 2B), serum Spec cPL, glucose, total T4, and free T4<br />

(in cases in which serum total T4 was below the lower limit of the reference interval)<br />

concentrations were measured. Based on the historical information for each dog and the<br />

results of the tests performed, all hypertriglyceridemic dogs enrolled in this study were<br />

diagnosed as having primary idiopathic hypertriglyceridemia of Miniature Schnauzers.<br />

Serum cholesterol concentrations were measured in all dogs of Group 2. Owners of dogs<br />

in Group 2 had been instructed not to feed their dogs for at least 12 hours before the<br />

scheduled blood collection.

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