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FAB/PKD results
 

 

The following are the results of cats scanned under the FAB screening scheme and through the gene test to May 2008.

In all breeds except Persians,Exotics and British Shorthairs the numbers scanned are too low to provide reliable statistics.

The figures shown here are since the scheme began.  The good news is that, since July 2006 Persians are now runing at 22% positive, Exotics at 10% and British Shorthairs at 5%.  The levels within British Shorthairs were not accurately known when the scheme began as not many were scanned.  However, for Persians and Exotics this is a great improvement.

The fact that no PKD-positive cats are listed under some breeds does not mean that these breeds are clear of PKD - some cats of various breeds scanned positive for PKD before the scheme was introduced.

 

Detected

Not Detected

Equivocal

Total

Persian
  

ultrasound

637

36%

1112

63%

28

1%

1777
gene
 193 26% 552 74% 2 - 747
TOTAL
 830 33% 1664 66% 30 - 2524
Exotic
  
ultrasound
132
32%
283
67%
4
1%
419
gene
 26 17% 125 82% 1 - 152
TOTAL
 158 28% 408 72% 5 - 570
British Shorthair
 
ultrasound
 7 9% 68 87% 3   78
gene
 14 7% 177 93% - - 191
TOTAL
 21 8% 245 91% 3   269

Other Breeds:

Cat breeds which have been developed using Persian bloodlines and breeds that have allowed out-crossing to Persian cats may also have a proportion of affected cats.

*In other unrelated breeds, PKD is a rare condition. Cysts in the kidneys can occur for reasons other than autosomal dominant PKD which is seen in Persians.

Ragdoll

1

  

47

  

1

  

49

Asian

 -

14

1

 

15

Birman

 -

5

-

5

Selkirk Rex

-

22

-

22

Maine Coon

-

12

-

12

Burmese

2

7

-

 

9

Norwegian Forest Cat*

1

 

17

 

 

 

18
Ocicat*
-
2
-
2
Siamese*
-
4
-
4
Oriental*
2
15
-
7
Oriental Longhair*
2
2
-
4
Siberian*
 1   8   -   9
Sphynx*
 1   5   -   6
Bengal*
 -   1   -   1
Egyptian Mau*
 1   -   -   1
Breed unknown
 16   39   -   55
Moggie*
 5   9   -   14
Abyssinian*
 -   1   -   1
Somali*
 -   4   -   4
OTHER BREED TOTAL
 32   204   2   238

 

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