Recommendations For Testing And Breeding (PK Deficiency)
PK-deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder. As there is a DNA-test available both carriers and affected cats can be diagnosed. Aby & Somaliringen recommends the following routines for Aby and Somali, and PawPeds suggests the same routines also for Bengals and Maine Coons:
- Only cats with known PK-status should be used for breeding.
- Carriers could be used for breeding but only be used for mating with cats that are normal with respect to the PK-mutation.
- Affected cats (with both PK-genes defective) should not be used for breeding.
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