Breeds of Cats Prone to Genetic Storage Diseases
Disease | Breeds |
|---|---|
Ceroid lipofuscinosis | Domestic cats |
Gangliosidoses | Domestic cats Korat Siamese |
Globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe disease) | Domestic shorthair |
Glycogenosis | Domestic shorthair Norwegian forest cats |
Mannosidosis | Domestic cats Persian |
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I | Domestic shorthair Korat Siamese |
Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV | Siamese |
Porphyria (associated with anemia) | Domestic shorthair Siamese |
Sphingomyelinosis | Domestic shorthair Siamese |