Saluki
Saluki
FCI Group
Sighthounds
AKC Group
Hound
TKC Group
Hound
Country of Origin
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Country of origin: Middle East
Patronage: FCI
Health Testing Requirements by Country
Autoimmune and Allergies
FI
Cardiac and Circulatory
Endocrine and Pancreas
Ataxia, Locomotor, and Epilepsy
Cancer and Neoplasia
Temperament
Other Genetic Testing
UK
Test Relevances
Coat Colour, Grizzle
Some Relevance
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8 (NCL8)
Some Relevance
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD)
Some Relevance
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Coat Colour, Extension
No Evidence
Degenerative Myelopathy
Inconclusive
Coat Colour, Grizzle
Some Relevance
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8 (NCL8)
Some Relevance
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD)
Some Relevance
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Coat Colour, Extension
No Evidence
Mutation is fixed, or common in many breeds, but is not currently reported in all breeds
Degenerative Myelopathy
Inconclusive
Both clinically rare and of complex inheritance. Test is considered poorly correlated with risk for development of DM, and recommendations are to not use the test for breed-wide breeding strategies. While the SOD 1 variant may be commonly found across many breeds, there are few clinical cases observed and confirmed, and in many cases DM has never been observed in the breeds.
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