Whippet
Whippet
FCI Group
Sighthounds
AKC Group
Hound
TKC Group
Hound
Country of Origin
GB
Whippet
Health Testing Requirements by Country
Other Breed-Specific Considerations
DE
Other Genetic Testing
FI
Temperament
Cardiac and Circulatory
UK
Autoimmune and Allergies
Skin, Hair, and Nails
Ear, Deafness
Endocrine and Pancreas
Ataxia, Locomotor, and Epilepsy
Eye Conditions and Blindness
Skeletal and Muscular
Test Relevances
Glycogen Storage Disease VII (GSD VII)
Some Relevance
Muscular Hypertrophy
Some Relevance
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Coat Colour, Extension
No Evidence
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA/CH)
No Evidence
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Hair, Long
No Evidence
Multidrug Resistance 1 (MDR1)
No Evidence
Glycogen Storage Disease VII (GSD VII)
Some Relevance
Muscular Hypertrophy
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
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA/CH)
No Evidence
May be relevant across many breeds, including those not specified in the literature, but of shared origins. Several reports have been raised that in some breeds the causality of the mutation may be complex. Clinical diagnosis may be especially important to the individual dog.
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
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.
Hair, Long
No Evidence
Hair length testing has the potential relevance to any dog, but test usage is most often applied to those breeds with a heritage of these traits.
Multidrug Resistance 1 (MDR1)
No Evidence
It is reasonable to test any dog for MDR1 prior to administering doxorubicin or vincristine
Connections
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