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From Journal of the American Veternary Medical Association (JAVMA)<\/h3>\n

Making sense of genetic disease in dogs and cats<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Understanding genetic disease in mixed-breed and purebred dogs and cats can bring about more effective treatments and better client service, says clinical geneticist and general practitioner Dr. Jerold Bell.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf we understand the genetic background of our patients, we\u2019re better positioned to prevent, to mitigate, or to alter the expression of genetic disease, allowing our patients to be healthier in their lifetimes as well as to breed healthier dogs and cats,\u201d Dr. Bell said.<\/p>\n

An adjunct professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Dr. Bell spoke about genetic diseases during the AVMA Virtual Convention 2020 this August. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Bell works as a solo practitioner, and he sees \u201cdogs and cats all day long and sees genetic disease in our patients all day long.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained that common genetic disorders are caused by ancient disease liability genes that preceded breed formation. Since these mutations occurred long before the separation of breeds, these diseases are seen across all breeds and in mixed breeds.<\/p>\n

The most common hereditary diseases in dogs are allergies, followed by hip and elbow dysplasia; inherited cancers such as lymphoma, hemangiosarcoma, mast cell tumor, and osteosarcoma; patella luxation; nonstruvite bladder stones; hypothyroidism; mitral valve disease; inflammatory bowel disease; diabetes mellitus; retained testicles; and umbilical hernias.<\/p>\n

In cats, the most prevalent genetic diseases are inflammatory cystitis, then feline urological syndrome, diabetes mellitus, lymphoplasmocytic gingivostomatitis, nonstruvite bladder stones, allergies, eosinophilic skin disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.<\/p>\n

Disease is not a function of homozygosity, which happens when identical DNA sequences for a particular gene are inherited from both biological parents, nor is it a consequence of inbreeding. Rather, Dr. Bell explained, hereditary diseases are a result of the accumulation and propagation of specific disease liability genes. Breed-related deleterious genes accumulate in various ways, including direct selection for disease-associated phenotypes, linkage to selected traits, carriage by popular sires, genetic drift, and\u2014most importantly\u2014the absence of selection against deleterious phenotypes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t select for healthy parents to produce offspring, then we have no expectation of health in those offspring,\u201d Dr. Bell said. \u201cNot selecting for health is selecting for disease, and we need to understand that and pass that on to our breeder clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the topic of disease and extreme phenotypes, Dr. Bell said brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome is frequently diagnosed at veterinary clinics on account of the popularity of certain brachycephalic dog breeds, namely Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Bulldogs. Most breed standards do not call for the expression of extreme phenotypes, he said, nor do they select for the most extreme size or the most extreme brachycephalic trait.<\/p>\n

\u201cModeration away from extremes that cause disease should be the guiding principle in breeding,\u201d Dr. Bell noted, and in judging dog shows.<\/p>\n

Common genetic diseases seen in mixed-breed dogs and cats occur randomly because of dispersed ancient liability genes, according to Dr. Bell. Uncommon and breed-specific recessive or complexly inherited disease is far less likely to occur in mixed-breed individuals.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bell said designer-bred dogs and cats often have inherited diseases common in random-bred populations. They can also inherit disease liability genes shared by the parent breeds or parent species. \u201cSo if you\u2019re breeding short-statured breeds together, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising to see patellar luxation, or in smaller toy size breeds, to see mitral valve disease,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hereditary disease manifests as a result of anatomical mismatch between parent breeds. \u201cWe see a lot of this in dental disease, where we see crowding of teeth and malocclusions and misplaced teeth,\u201d Dr. Bell continued. \u201cEven in the musculoskeletal, if you breed two breeds with different body types together, we may see degenerative joint disease and poor joints. All of these things, all need to be monitored.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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