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Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) |
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Disease name
| Polycystic kidney disease
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| Test name
| PKD
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| Concerned breed
| Persian and related breeds, Exotic, British, Maine Coon
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| Description of the disease
| Renal dysfunction
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| Symptom
| This affection results in a progressive development of cysts in kidneys, causing destruction of renal tissue, and renal insufficiency, being able to cause the untimely death of the cat.
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| Age of appearance
| Between 2 to 10 years
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| Transmission
| Autosomal
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| Expression
| Dominant
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| Frequency
| Persan (26%), Exotic Shorthair (37%), British Shorthair (12%), Maine Coon (1%)
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