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Microchip: 982000364851833
Breed: Dachshund-MiniatureLonghaired
Gender: Female
Testresults-Knowndisordersinthebreed
Disorder
Type
ModeofInheritance
Result
Cone-RodDystrophy,(cord1-PRA/crd4)
Ocular
Disorders
AutosomalRecessive
(IncompletePenetrance)
Clear
MucopolysaccharidosisTypeIIIA,(MPSIIIA);mutation
originallyfoundinDachshund
Metabolic
Disorders
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Narcolepsy;mutationoriginallyfoundinDachshund
Other
Disorders
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
NeuronalCeroidLipofuscinosis1,(NCL1);mutation
originallyfoundinDachshund
Neurologic
Disorders
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
OsteogenesisImperfecta,(OI);mutationoriginallyfoundin Skeletal
Dachshund
Disorders
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Breed: Dachshund-MiniatureLonghaired
Gender: Female
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CoatType
Trait
Genotype Description
CoatLength
l/l
Thedogisgeneticallylong-haired.
Furnishings/ImproperCoatinPortugueseWaterDogs
(markertest)
GG/CC
Thedogisnotgeneticallylikelytoexpress
furnishings.
Curlycoat
C/C
Thedogisgeneticallynon-curly.
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Gender: Female
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CoatColor
Trait
Genotype Description
ColorLocusE-Extensions
e/e
Thedoghasrecessiveredcoatcolor.
ColorLocusB-Brown
B/bc||
bc/bd
Thedoghasatleastonecopyoftheballelescausingbrown
color.
ColorLocusK-DominantBlack
ky/ky
Thedogislikelytoexpressthecoatcolordefinedbythecolor
locusA.
ColorLocusA-Agouti
at/at
Thedoghasgeneticallytanpointsorsaddletanpattern.
ColorLocusS-Piebaldorextremewhite
spotting
sp/sp
Thedogislikelytohavepiebaldspottingortobeextreme
white.
ColorLocusH-Harlequin
h/h
Thedogdoesn'thaveharlequinpattern.
ColorPattern(RALYgene):SaddleTan
dup/dup
Thedogmayhavetanpointsifithastanpointgenotypeatthe
Alocus.
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Breed: Dachshund-MiniatureLonghaired
Gender: Female
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Morphology
Trait
Genotype Description
Earerectness(prickedears
versusfloppyears),variant
chr10:11072007
C/C
Yourdogishomozygousfor(carriestwocopiesof)ageneticvariant
typicallyassociatedwithfloppyears.Thisgenotypeiscommoninbreeds
likeEnglishSpringerSpaniel,Leonberger,Saluki,andDachshunds.
Interestingly,theC-alleleofthisvariantistheancestralallelefrequentin
wolf.
Bobtail
C/C
Thedogdoesnotcarryanycopyofthebobtailmutation.Itthereforelikely
hasalong-tailedphenotype.
Snout/skulllength(shortened
headversuselongatedhead),
bonemorphogeneticprotein3
(BMP3)genevariant
C/C
Yourdogishomozygousforthegeneticvarianttypicallyfoundinbreeds
withanelongatedhead(e.g.Saluki,Collie,IrishWolfhound).
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Gender: Female
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BodySize
Trait
Genotype Description
Tinysize,insulin-like
growthfactor1receptor
(IGF1R)genevariant
A/A
Thedoghastwoderivedallelestypicallyfoundinsmallandmedium-sized
breeds.
Bodymass,insulin-like
growthfactor1(IGF1)
genevariant
A/G
Thedogisheterozygousfortheancestralallele.Thismeansthatitcarriesone
copyofthegeneticalleletypicallyassociatedwithsmallbodymassandone
copytypicallyassociatedwithlargebodymass.
Bodysize,STC2gene
variantchr4:39182836
T/T
Thedoghastwocopiesoftheancestralalleleassociatedwithlargerbody
size.
Bodysize,GHR1gene
variantE191K
A/A
Thedoginhomozygousforthederivedalleleassociatedwithreducedbody
size.
Bodysize,GHR2gene
variantP177L
C/C
Thedoghastwocopiesoftheancestralalleleassociatedwithlargerbody
size.
Bodysize,HMGA2gene
variant
G/G
Thedoghastwocopiesoftheancestralalleleassociatedwithlargerbody
size.
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BloodDisorders
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
BleedingdisorderduetoP2RY12defect
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CanineCyclicNeutropenia,CyclicHematopoiesis,GreyCollieSyndrome, AutosomalRecessive
(CN)
Clear
FactorIXDeficiencyorHemophiliaB(3mutations)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
FactorVIIDeficiency
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
FactorVIIIDeficiencyorHemophiliaA(3mutations)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
GlanzmannThrombastheniaTypeI,(GT);mutationoriginallyfoundin
PyreneanMountainDog
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
HereditaryElliptocytosis
Clear
HereditaryPhosphofructokinase(PFK)Deficiency
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Macrothrombocytopenia;disease-linkedvariantoriginallyfoundinNorfolk
andCairnTerrier
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
May-HegglinAnomaly(MHA)
AutosomalDominant
Clear
PrekallikreinDeficiency
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PyruvateKinaseDeficiency(3mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
TrappedNeutrophilSyndrome,(TNS)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
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OcularDisorders
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
CanineMultifocalRetinopathy1,(CMR1);Mastiff-relatedbreedsmutation
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CanineMultifocalRetinopathy2,(CMR2);mutationoriginallyfoundin
CotondeTulear
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CanineMultifocalRetinopathy3,(CMR3);mutationoriginallyfoundin
LapponianHerder
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
ConeDegeneration,(CD)orAchromatopsia(2mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Cone-RodDystrophy1,(crd1);mutationoriginallyfoundinAmerican
StaffordshireTerrier
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Cone-RodDystrophy2,(crd2);mutationoriginallyfoundinAmericanPit
BullTerrier
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Cone-RodDystrophy,StandardWirehairedDachshund,(crdSWD)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
DominantProgressiveRetinalAtrophy,(DPRA)
AutosomalDominant
Clear
GoldenRetrieverProgressiveRetinalAtrophy1,(GR_PRA1)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
GoldenRetrieverProgressiveRetinalAtrophy2,(GR_PRA2)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PrimaryHereditaryCataract(PHC);mutationoriginallyfoundinAustralian
Shepherd
AutosomalDominant
(IncompletePenetrance)
Clear
PrimaryLensLuxation,(PLL)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PrimaryOpenAngleGlaucoma,(POAG);mutationoriginallyfoundin
Beagle
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PrimaryOpenAngleGlaucoma,(POAG);mutationoriginallyfoundin
NorwegianElkhound
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
ProgressiveRetinalAtrophyTypeIII,(PRAtypeIII);mutationoriginally
foundinTibetanSpanielandTibetanTerrier
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
ProgressiveRetinalAtrophy,(PAP1_PRA);mutationoriginallyfoundin
PapillonandPhalene
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
ProgressiveRetinalAtrophy,(PRA);mutationoriginallyfoundinBasenji
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Rod-ConeDysplasia1,(rcd1)andRod-ConeDysplasia1a,(rdc1a)(2
mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Rod-ConeDysplasia3,(rcd3)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
X-LinkedProgressiveRetinalAtrophy2,(XLPRA2)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
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EndocrineDisorders
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
CongenitalHypothyroidism(2mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
AutosomalRecessiveSevereCombinedImmunodeficiency,(ARSCID)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Complement3(C3)Deficiency
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
SevereCombinedImmunodeficiencyinFrisianWaterDogs,(SCID)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
X-linkedSevereCombinedImmunodeficiency(XSCID)(2mutations)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
CystinuriaTypeI-A;mutationoriginallyfoundinNewfoundlandDog
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CystinuriaTypeII-A;mutationoriginallyfoundinAustralianCattleDog
AutosomalDominant
Clear
Hyperuricosuria,(HUU)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PolycysticKidneyDiseaseinBullTerriers,(BTPKD)
AutosomalDominant
Clear
PrimaryHyperoxaluria,(PH);mutationoriginallyfoundinCotondeTulear
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
ImmunologicDisorders
RenalDisorders
ProteinLosingNephropathy,(PLN);NPHS1genevariant
Clear
RenalCystadenocarcinomaandNodularDermatofibrosis,(RCND)
AutosomalDominant
Clear
X-LinkedHereditaryNephropathy,(XLHN)(2mutations)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
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MetabolicDisorders
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
GlycogenStorageDiseaseTypeIIorPompe'sDisease,(GSDII)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
GlycogenStorageDiseaseTypeIIIa,(GSDIIIa)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
GlycogenStorageDiseaseTypeIa,(GSDIa)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
HypocatalasiaorAcatalasemia
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
IntestinalCobalaminMalabsorptionorImerslund-GräsbeckSyndrome,
(IGS)(2mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
MucopolysaccharidosisTypeVII,(MPSVII)(2mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PyruvateDehydrogenasePhosphatase1(PDP1)Deficiency
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
CavalierKingCharlesSpanielMuscularDystrophy,(CKCS-MD)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
CentronuclearMyopathy,(CNM)(2mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
DuchenneorDystrophinMuscularDystrophy,(DMD);mutationoriginally
foundinGoldenRetriever
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
MuscularHypertrophy(DoubleMuscling)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
MyotoniaCongenita;mutationoriginallyfoundinAustralianCattleDog
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
MuscularDisorders
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Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
AlaskanHuskyEncephalopathy,(AHE)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Bandera'sNeonatalAtaxia,(BNAt)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
BenignFamilialJuvenileEpilepsyorRemittingFocalEpilepsy
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
DegenerativeMyelopathy,(DM)
AutosomalRecessive
(IncompletePenetrance)
Clear
Early-OnsetProgressivePolyneuropathy;mutationoriginallyfoundin
AlaskanMalamute
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Early-OnsetProgressivePolyneuropathy;mutationoriginallyfoundin
Greyhound
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
FetalOnsetNeuroaxonalDystrophy,(FNAD)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
HereditaryAtaxiaorCerebellarAtaxia;mutationoriginallyfoundinOld
EnglishSheepdogandGordonSetter
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
HyperekplexiaorStartleDisease
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Hypomyelination;mutationoriginallyfoundinWeimaraner
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
L-2-Hydroxyglutaricaciduria,(L2HGA);mutationoriginallyfoundin
StaffordshireBullTerrier
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
LagottoStorageDisease,(LSD)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
NeonatalCerebellarCorticalDegenerationorCerebellarAbiotrophy,
(NCCD)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
NeonatalEncephalopathywithSeizures,(NEWS)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
NeuronalCeroidLipofuscinosis10,(NCL10);mutationoriginallyfoundin
AmericanBulldog
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
NeuronalCeroidLipofuscinosis12,(NCL12)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
NeuronalCeroidLipofuscinosis8,(NCL8)(2mutations)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
ProgressiveEarly-OnsetCerebellarAtaxia;mutationoriginallyfoundin
FinnishHound
AutosomalRecessive
Nocall
SpinalDysraphism
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
SpinocerebellarAtaxiawithMyokymiaand/orSeizures(SCA)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
SpinocerebellarAtaxia/Late-OnsetAtaxia(SCA,LOA)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
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Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
X-LinkedTremors;mutationoriginallyfoundinEnglishSpringerSpaniel
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
ModeofInheritance
Result
NeuromuscularDisorders
Disorder
CongenitalMyasthenicSyndrome,(CMS);mutationoriginallyfoundinOld AutosomalRecessive
DanishPointingDog
Clear
EpisodicFalling,(EF)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Exercise-InducedCollapse,(EIC)
AutosomalRecessive
(IncompletePenetrance)
Clear
GM2Gangliosidosis,mutationoriginallyfoundinJapaneseChin
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
GM2Gangliosidosis;mutationoriginallyfoundinToyPoodle
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
GloboidCellLeukodystrophyorKrabbe'sDisease,(GLD);mutation
originallyfoundinTerriers
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
GloboidCellLeukodystrophyorKrabbe'sDisease,(GLD);mutation
originallyfoundinIrishSetter
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
Chondrodysplasia;mutationoriginallyfoundinNorwegianElkhoundand
KarelianBearDog
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CleftPalate;DLX6genemutationoriginallyfoundinNovaScotiaDuck
TollingRetriever
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CraniomandibularOsteopathy,(CMO);mutationassociatedwithterrier
breeds
AutosomalDominant
(IncompletePenetrance)
Clear
HereditaryVitaminD-ResistantRickets,(HVDRR)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Osteochondrodysplasia;mutationoriginallyfoundinMiniaturePoodle
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
SkeletalDisorders
OsteogenesisImperfecta,(OI);mutationoriginallyfoundinBeagle
SkeletalDysplasia2,(SD2)
Clear
AutosomalRecessive
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DermalDisorders
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
DystrophicEpidermolysisBullosa;mutationoriginallyfoundinGolden
Retriever
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
EpidermolyticHyperkeratosis
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
HereditaryFootpadHyperkeratosis,(HFH)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
LamellarIchthyosis,(LI)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Musladin-Luekesyndrome,(MLS)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
X-LinkedEctodermalDysplasia,(XHED)
X-linkedRecessive
Clear
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
Multi-DrugResistance1,(MDR1)orIvermectinSensitivity
AutosomalDominant
Clear
Disorder
ModeofInheritance
Result
AmelogenesisImperfecta,(AI)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
CongenitalKeratoconjunctivitisSiccaandIchthyosiformDermatosis,
(CKCSID)
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
Narcolepsy;mutationoriginallyfoundinLabradorRetriever
AutosomalRecessive
Clear
PersistentMüllerianDuctSyndrome,(PMDS);mutationoriginallyfoundin AutosomalRecessive
MiniatureSchnauzer
Clear
PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia,(PCD)
Clear
Pharmacogenetics
OtherDisorders
AutosomalRecessive
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APPENDIX
Explanationoftheresultsofthetesteddisorders
Autosomalrecessiveinheritance(ARI)
Clear-Adogcarriesnocopiesofthetestedmutationandhasnoorreducedlikelihoodofdevelopingandpassingonthe
disease/condition.
Carrier-Adogcarriesonecopyofthetestedmutation.Carrierstypicallyhaveanormal,healthyappearancebutpassonthe
mutationtoapproximately50%oftheiroffspring.
Atrisk-Adogcarriestwocopiesofthetestedmutationandisathighorincreasedriskofdevelopingthedisease/condition.
Autosomaldominantinheritance(ADI)
Clear-Adogcarriesnocopiesofthetestedmutationandhasnoorreducedlikelihoodofdevelopingandpassingonthe
disease/condition.
Atrisk-Adogcarriesoneortwocopiesofthetestedmutationandisathighorincreasedriskofdevelopingthe
disease/condition.
X-linkedrecessiveinheritance(X-linked)
Clear-Adogcarriesnocopiesofthetestedmutationandhasnoorreducedlikelihoodofdevelopingandpassingonthe
disease/condition.
Carrier-Femalecarrierstypicallyhaveanormal,healthyappearancebutcarryonecopyofthetestedmutationononeoftheirX
chromosomes.AsmalesonlyhaveoneXchromosome,therearenomalecarriers.
Atrisk-Femaledogsatriskcarrytwomutatedcopiesofthetestedmutation.Malescarryonecopyofthetestedmutationon
theirsingleXchromosome.Dogsatriskareathighorincreasedriskofdevelopingthedisease/condition.
Pleasenotethatthedescriptionsabovearegeneralizedbasedontypicallyobservedinheritancepatterns.Whenobtaininga
'carrier'or'atrisk'testresult,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingonlinetestdocumentationformoredetailedinformationonthe
conditionandanyexceptions.
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