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Jack Russell Terrier Research Foundation Is your terrier really CERFed? Juvenile Cataracts Progression: A Case Study Cataracts: Can this happen to my terrier? Confidential JRT Genetic Eye Study What can I do to help? You can help Genetic Research by supporting the UC Davis Jack Russell Terrier Genetic Study. The study is working on identifying the gene or genes that are responsible for juvenile cataracts and Primary Lens Luxation, two potentially dibilitating genetic diseases. Read about one terrier's cataract progression. The goal of the study is to develop a test for the gene. Free cheek swab kits are available from the UC Davis web site or contact us to send you a kit. It is easy to participate and help make a healthier breed for the future. "Can you imagine? It's only a matter of time before somatic gene therapy is available for dogs. In this procedure a normal gene is inserted into a cell to compensate for a defective gene. In the future, treatment for cancer or eye disease might not entail either surgery or chemotherapy, but rather administering nosedrops containing the necessary normal gene." -- 365 Dogs (calendar) Workman Publishing