Auditory-pigmentary syndrome, PAX3-related

Auditory-pigmentary syndrome, PAX3-related   Gene: PAX3 Transmission: Autosomal, dominant The animal only has to have one copy of the mutation to be at risk of developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  Animals with two copies of the mutation generally have more severe symptoms and an earlier onset of the disease than animals with just one copy of the mutation.…

Xanthinurea, type 1

Xanthinurea, type 1   Gene: XDH Transmission: Autosomal, probably recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation.  Animals that have only…

Vitamin D-deficiency rickets, type II

Vitamin D-deficiency rickets, type II   Gene: VDR Transmission: Autosomal, likely recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation.  Animals that…

Osteogenesis imperfecta (CREB3L1 related)

Osteogenesis imperfecta (CREB3L1 related)   Gene: CREB3L1 Transmission: Autosomal, likely recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease. Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation. Animals that…

Myotubular myopathy 1 (Centronuclear myopathy)

Myotubular myopathy 1 (Centronuclear myopathy)   Gene: MTM1 Transmission: X-linked, recessive For an X-linked recessive genetic disease, a male must have one copy of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  All affected males transmit the mutation to all the females of their offspring. A female must have two copies of…

Pycnodysostose

Pycnodysostose   Gene: CTSK Transmission: Autosomal, likely recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation.  Animals that have only one copy…

Factor XI deficiency

Factor XI deficiency   Gene: F11 Transmission: Autosomal, recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation.  Animals that have only one…

Polycystic Kidney disease-2 (PKD2)

Polycystic Kidney disease-2 (PKD2)   Gene: PKD2 Transmission: Autosomal, dominant The animal only has to have one copy of the mutation to be at risk of developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  Animals with two copies of the mutation generally have more severe symptoms and an earlier onset of the disease than animals with just one copy of the…

Niemann-Pick disease, Type A

Niemann-Pick disease, Type A   Gene: SMPD1 Transmission: Autosomal, recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation.  Animals that have only…

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome   Gene: LYST Transmission: Autosomal, recessive For an autosomal recessive genetic disease an animal must have two copies of the mutation in question to be at risk of developing the disease.  Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of at least one copy of the mutation.  Animals that have only one copy…