Breeds by Disease

These tables list all breeds associated with a particular test. Tests are listed in alphabetical order and tables are broken out by feline and canine tests. Some tests are available for any breed, and have been indicated accordingly. If the test or breed combination you are looking for does not appear, please email us at penngen@vet.upenn.edu or call us at (215) 898-3375 for more information.

Canine
Species	Test(s) Available	Breed	Sample type
Canine	Blood - Coombs' Testing	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Canine	Blood - crossmatch	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Canine	Blood - erythrocyte osmotic fragility	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Canine	Blood - other special erythrocyte studies	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Canine	Blood - platelet aggregation studies	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Canine	Blood - special coagulation studies	Any	Citrated plasma
Canine	Blood - special leukocyte studies for immunodeficiencies	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Canine	Blood - typing	Any	EDTA blood
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Any	Urine
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Australian Shepherd	DNA
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Australian Shepherd	Urine
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Beagle	Urine
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Border Collie	Urine
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Giant Schnauzer	DNA
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Giant Schnauzer	Urine
Canine	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Komodor	Urine
Canine	Cystinuria	Any	Urine
Canine	Cystinuria	Labradors	DNA
Canine	Cystinuria	Newfoundland	DNA
Canine	Diabetes Melitus	Any	Urine
Canine	Factor VII Deficiency	Alaskan Klee Kai	DNA
Canine	Factor VII Deficiency	Beagle	DNA
Canine	Factor VII Deficiency	Scottish Deerhound	DNA
Canine	Factor XI Deficiency	Kerry Blue Terrier	DNA
Canine	Fanconi Syndrome	Any	Urine
Canine	Fanconi Syndrome	Basenji	Urine
Canine	Fanconi Syndrome	Norwegian Elkhound	Urine
Canine	Fucosidosis	English Springer Spaniel	DNA
Canine	Hypersarcosinemia	Portuguese Water Dog	Urine
Canine	Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA)	American Cocker Spaniel	DNA
Canine	Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA)	English Cocker Spaniel	DNA
Canine	Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy	Portuguese Water Dog	DNA
Canine	Metabolic Screening	Any	Urine
Canine	Methylmalonic Aciduria	Any	Urine
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) I	Plotthound	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) I	Rottweiler	Urine
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIA	New Zealand Huntadog	Urine
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIA	Wirehaired Dachshund	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIB	Schipperke	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Miniature Pinschers	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Miniature Poodle	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Miniature Schnauzer	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Toy Poodle	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Welsh Corgi	Urine
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VII	German Shepherd	DNA
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VII	German Shepherd	Urine
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VII	Mix Breed	Urine
Canine	Mucopolysaccharidosis (any form)	Any	Urine
Canine	Myotonia Congenita	Miniature Schnauzer	DNA
Canine	Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency	American Cocker Spaniel	DNA
Canine	Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency	English Cocker Spaniel	DNA
Canine	Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency	English Springer Spaniel	DNA
Canine	Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency	Mix Breed	DNA
Canine	Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency	Wachtelhund	DNA
Canine	Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency	Whippet	DNA
Canine	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Basenji	DNA
Canine	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Beagle	DNA
Canine	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Cairn Terrier	DNA
Canine	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Labrador	DNA
Canine	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Pug	DNA
Canine	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	West Highland White Terrier	DNA
Canine	Renal Glucosuria	Norwegian Elkhound	Urine
Canine	Severe Combined Immune-deficiency (SCID)	Basset Hound	DNA
Canine	Severe Combined Immune-deficiency (SCID)	Welsh Corgi	DNA

Feline
Species	Test(s) Available	Breed	Sample type
Feline	Blood - Coombs' Testing	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Feline	Blood - crossmatch	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Feline	Blood - erythrocyte osmotic fragility	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Feline	Blood - other special erythrocyte studies	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Feline	Blood - platelet aggregation studies	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Feline	Blood - special coagulation studies	Any	Citrated plasma
Feline	Blood - special leukocyte studies for immunodeficiencies	Any	Fresh EDTA blood
Feline	Blood - typing	Any	EDTA blood
Feline	Cobalamin Malabsorption	Any	Urine
Feline	Congenital Hypothyroidism	Any (juvenile)	Urine
Feline	Cystinuria	Any	Urine
Feline	Diabetes Melitus	Any	Urine
Feline	Fanconi Syndrome	Any	Urine
Feline	Glycogenosis (GSD) Type IV	Norwegian Forest Cat	DNA
Feline	Hyperornithinemia	Any	Urine
Feline	Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency	DSH	DNA
Feline	Liver disease and portosystemic shunt	Any	Urine
Feline	Mannosidosis	DSH	DNA
Feline	Mannosidosis	Persian	DNA
Feline	Metabolic Bone Disease	Any (juvenile)	Urine
Feline	Metabolic Screening	Any	Urine
Feline	Methylmalonic Aciduria	Any	Urine
Feline	Mucolipidosis II	Any	DNA
Feline	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) I	Any	DNA
Feline	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Any	DNA
Feline	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	DSH	DNA
Feline	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI	Siamese	DNA
Feline	Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VII	DSH	DNA
Feline	Mucopolysaccharidosis (any form)	Any	Urine
Feline	Porphyria	DSH	DNA
Feline	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Abyssinian	DNA
Feline	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	DSH	DNA
Feline	Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency	Somali	DNA