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Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type III (German Shepherd Type)
Description

Symptoms include recurrent infections, neonatal omphalophlebitis, fever, anorexia, lameness, impaired wound healing, severe skin infections, gingivitis, salivation, thickened mandible, enlarged metaphyses of the distal radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula, lameness, enlarged lymph nodes, and low body weight.

Onset of signs is often around 10 weeks of age, with average age of presentation to the veterinarian at 13.

5 weeks.

Diseases

Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type III (German Shepherd Type)

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Genetic Diseases

Severity:

Moderate. This disease can cause significant signs of discomfort and/or dysfunction in affected animals. It may involve relatively high treatment/management costs, and can sometimes reduce life expectancy.

Gene:

FERMT3

Variant Detected:

12bp insertion

Mode of Inheritance:

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