Unistel Medical Laboratories (Pty) Ltd. (UML) was founded in 1999 and is a dedicated human and animal genetics testing centre located at De Tijger Business Park, Parow North in the Western Cape, South Africa.

UML offers a complete genetic testing service to physicians, patients and clients. All staff members are dedicated to providing the highest quality medical and animal genetic services possible.

Animal Genetics

DNA technologies have revolutionised modern science in many ways. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the hereditary material in all living organisms from bacteria to animals and humans, controls and directs all the functions of a living organism. Many techniques have been developed to understand and manipulate DNA for purposes like parentage analysis, detecting genetic diseases, genetic disorders or traits of economic importance to improve livestock production, and forensics.

Various different DNA based technologies are available for application in the production enterprises. With many more under development, it is important to be informed about the current applications available.

Dogs

Unistel Animal Services (UAS), a division of Unistel Medical Laboratories (Pty) Ltd. offers DNA Typing or profiling for dog breeders, which can be used for registration purposes and parentage/relationship testing.

• DNA Typing and Parentage testing
• Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) testing
• Exercised Induced Collapse (EIC) testing
• Von Willebrand’s Disease Type 1 (VWD1) testing
• Familial Nephropathy (FN) testing
• Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK) testing
• Episodic Falling Syndrome (EFS) testing
• Haemophilia A (Factor Vlll) testing
• Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) testing
• Progressive Retinal Atrophy (prcd-PRA) testing

For further tests available, please contact Unistel Medical Laboratories.

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