{"id":20713,"date":"2023-05-31T12:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combibreed.nz\/product\/burmese-head-defect\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:16:56","slug":"burmese-head-defect","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.combibreed.nz\/burmese-head-defect\/","title":{"rendered":"Burmese Head Defect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brachycephaly, also known as Frontonasal Dysplasia (FND), is a broad group of disorders affecting face and skull development. In the Burmese cat, a form of the disorder known as Burmese Head Defect (BHD) has been observed. The causal mutation for the disease was identified in the Aristaless-Like Homeobox 1 (ALX1) gene. The mutation inherits in a co-dominant manner.<\/p>\n

Carriers for the mutation display a milder form of brachycephaly (shortened skull), with short, flat muzzles. As this phenotype has become a distinctive feature of the \u201ccontemporary\u201d or American Burmese, the Burmese Head Defect mutation is common among these cats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"