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. 2018 Apr 30;14(4):e1007361. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007361

Table 2. Top 30 most frequently observed disease variants in mixed breed dogs.

Mixed breed dogs Combined purebred study sample
Tested disease variant OMIAa entry Breed(s) variant was previously characterized in Rank Disease allele frequency [%] Rank Disease allele frequency [%]
Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) 000263–9615 >120 breeds 1 7.771 1 5.414
Cone-Rod Dystrophy (cord1-PRA/crd4)b 001432–9615 >5 breeds 2 3.664 3 1.519
Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (prcd-PRA) 001298–9615 >30 breeds 3 3.418 2 1.746
Hyperuricosuria (HUU) 001033–9615 >30 breeds 4 2.155 5 1.319
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) 000218–9615 >10 breeds 5 1.600 6 1.080
Exercise-Induced Collapse (EIC) 001466–9615 >10 breeds 6 1.131 7 1.005
Multidrug Resistance 1 (MDR1 gene variant) 001402–9615 >15 breeds 7 1.046 8 0.989
von Willebrand's Disease Type 1 (vWD 1) 001057–9615 >20 breeds 8 0.768 4 1.460
Golden Retriever Ichthyosis 001588–9615 Golden Retriever 9 0.710 12 0.699
Primary Lens Luxation (PLL) 000588–9615 >20 breeds 10 0.613 9 0.771
von Willebrand's Disease Type 2 (vWD 2) c 001339–9615 >10 breeds 11 0.595 10 0.708
Factor VII Deficiency 000361–9615 >15 breeds 12 0.487 11 0.707
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 4A (NCL4) 001503–9615 American Staffordshire Terrier 13 0.397 28 0.094
Hypocatalasia or Acatalasemia 001138–9615 Beagle 14 0.264 27 0.097
Prekallikrein Deficiency 000819–9615 Shih Tzu 15 0.206 32 0.075
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) 001870–9615 Norwegian Elkhound 16 0.183 17 0.321
Cone-Rod Dystrophy 1 (crd1) 001674–9615 American Staffordshire Terrier 17 0.172 51 0.026
Skeletal Dysplasia 2 (SD2) 001772–9615 Labrador Retriever 18 0.151 21 0.163
Primary Hereditary Cataract (PHC) 001758–9615 Australian Shepherd 19 0.137 24 0.123
Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 2 (GR_PRA 2) 001984–9615 Golden Retriever 20 0.136 52 0.026
Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM) 001374–9615 Labrador Retriever 21 0.121 25 0.117
Craniomandibular Osteopathy (CMO) 000236–9615 Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Cairn Terrier 22 0.114 14 0.362
Cystinuria Type II-A 001879–9615 Australian Cattle Dog 23 0.105 54 0.026
Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS) 000791–9615 Miniature Schnauzer 24 0.096 31 0.080
Protein Losing Nephropathy (PLN); NPHS1 gene variant 001326–9615 Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Airedale Terrier 25 0.078 16 0.338
Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK) 001373–9615 Labrador Retriever 26 0.075 22 0.160
Imerslund-Gräsbeck Syndrome (IGS) 001786–9615 Border Collie 27 0.075 54 0.026
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (NCL5) 001482–9615 Border Collie 28 0.060 94 0.000
Macrothrombocytopenia 001001–9615 Norfolk Terrier, Cairn Terrier 28 0.060 15 0.350
Primary Hereditary Cataract (PHC) 001758–9615 Boston Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, French Bulldog 30 0.060 35 0.064

a Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (http://omia.angis.org.au)

b Note variant originally characterized with autosomal recessive inheritance, but effect influenced by modifier variants [21,22]

c Note causality of variant under question [23]