{"topic_id":"companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat","category":"companion-breed-health","context":"---\nlicense: permission_granted\ntopic_id: companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-health\ntitle: \"Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"OMIA (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals, University of Sydney) breed-specific hereditary-disorder record, saved verbatim to source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02 from local OMIA database dump.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-health/burmese_omia6844_6844.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 80\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-02\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-health/companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat/01_companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat.md\nsource_document: \"OMIA — Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (University of Sydney)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"OMIA — Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (University of Sydney)\"\n  title: \"Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)\"\n  url: \"https://omia.org/OMIA003052/9685/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"OMIA breed-specific hereditary-disorder records (omia.org), derived from local OMIA database dump; dataset: https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70\"\n  doc_type: \"academic animal-genetics database (breed-specific disorder entries)\"\n  needs_review: false\n\n\n# Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)\n\nSource: first-hand OMIA (University of Sydney) breed-specific hereditary-disorder record, saved verbatim to `source_file`; every claim below is a C1 byte-substring of it.\n\n## Claims\n\n- `Breed: Burmese (Cat)`\n- `Disorder: `\n- `Summary: Pectus excavatum`\n- `Defect: yes`\n## Evidence (references)\nDerived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose.\n- 2012. Increased incidence of thoracic wall deformities in related Bengal kittens.. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22311892 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X12437351 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1997. Investigation of the association between whole blood and tissue taurine levels and the development of thoracic deformities in neonatal Burmese kittens.. Vet Rec — PubMed:PMID9423237 | DOI:10.1136/vr.141.22.566 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2005. Pectus excavatum surgically repaired using sternum realignment and splint techniques in a young cat.. J Small Anim Pract — PubMed:PMID16041862 | DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00332.x — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline.. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2016. Pectus excavatum: computed tomography and medium-term surgical outcome in a prospective cohort of 10 kittens.. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID26088565 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15591234 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2015. Left lateral liver lobe torsion in a cat with moderate pectus excavatum.. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID25715646 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15573561 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2012. Open surgical correction combined with an external splint for correction of a non-compliant pectus excavatum in a cat.. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22314092 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X11431032 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2026. Thoracic wall deformity in Bengal cats - morphological findings and results from a breeder questionnaire.. Vet J — PubMed:PMID41967597 | DOI:10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106669 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n## Evidence (references)\nDerived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose.\n- 2012. Increased incidence of thoracic wall deformities in related Bengal kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22311892 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X12437351 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1997. Investigation of the association between whole blood and tissue taurine levels and the development of thoracic deformities in neonatal Burmese kittens. Vet Rec — PubMed:PMID9423237 | DOI:10.1136/vr.141.22.566 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2005. Pectus excavatum surgically repaired using sternum realignment and splint techniques in a young cat. J Small Anim Pract — PubMed:PMID16041862 | DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00332.x — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2016. Pectus excavatum: computed tomography and medium-term surgical outcome in a prospective cohort of 10 kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID26088565 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15591234 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2015. Left lateral liver lobe torsion in a cat with moderate pectus excavatum. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID25715646 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15573561 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2012. Open surgical correction combined with an external splint for correction of a non-compliant pectus excavatum in a cat. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22314092 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X11431032 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2026. Thoracic wall deformity in Bengal cats - morphological findings and results from a breeder questionnaire. Vet J — PubMed:PMID41967597 | DOI:10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106669 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n## Evidence (references)\nDerived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose. First-hand values below are verbatim substrings of the topic's pdf-raw/omia/<phene_id>.txt source file.\n- 2012. Increased incidence of thoracic wall deformities in related Bengal kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22311892 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X12437351 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1997. Investigation of the association between whole blood and tissue taurine levels and the development of thoracic deformities in neonatal Burmese kittens. Vet Rec — PubMed:PMID9423237 | DOI:10.1136/vr.141.22.566 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2005. Pectus excavatum surgically repaired using sternum realignment and splint techniques in a young cat. J Small Anim Pract — PubMed:PMID16041862 | DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00332.x — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2016. Pectus excavatum: computed tomography and medium-term surgical outcome in a prospective cohort of 10 kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID26088565 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15591234 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2015. Left lateral liver lobe torsion in a cat with moderate pectus excavatum. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID25715646 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15573561 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2012. Open surgical correction combined with an external splint for correction of a non-compliant pectus excavatum in a cat. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22314092 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X11431032 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2026. Thoracic wall deformity in Bengal cats - morphological findings and results from a breeder questionnaire. Vet J — PubMed:PMID41967597 | DOI:10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106669 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\nverification_derived:\n  method: derived_from_dataset\n  source: \"OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); fields Gene/Variant/Article/OMIM\"\n  note: \"Structured fields (gene, variant rsID/protein change, PubMed/DOI references, OMIM cross-link) extracted from OMIA dump and presented with first-hand values; not verbatim prose.\"\n## Evidence (references)\nDerived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose. First-hand values below are verbatim substrings of the topic's pdf-raw/omia/<phene_id>.txt source file.\n- 2012. Increased incidence of thoracic wall deformities in related Bengal kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22311892 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X12437351 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1997. Investigation of the association between whole blood and tissue taurine levels and the development of thoracic deformities in neonatal Burmese kittens. Vet Rec — PubMed:PMID9423237 | DOI:10.1136/vr.141.22.566 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2005. Pectus excavatum surgically repaired using sternum realignment and splint techniques in a young cat. J Small Anim Pract — PubMed:PMID16041862 | DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00332.x — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2016. Pectus excavatum: computed tomography and medium-term surgical outcome in a prospective cohort of 10 kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID26088565 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15591234 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2015. Left lateral liver lobe torsion in a cat with moderate pectus excavatum. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID25715646 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15573561 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2012. Open surgical correction combined with an external splint for correction of a non-compliant pectus excavatum in a cat. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22314092 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X11431032 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2026. Thoracic wall deformity in Bengal cats - morphological findings and results from a breeder questionnaire. Vet J — PubMed:PMID41967597 | DOI:10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106669 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\nverification_derived:\n  method: derived_from_dataset\n  source: \"OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); fields Gene/Variant/Article/OMIM\"\n  note: \"Structured fields (gene, variant rsID/protein change, PubMed/DOI references, OMIM cross-link) extracted from OMIA dump and presented with first-hand values; not verbatim prose.\"\n## Evidence (references)\nDerived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose. First-hand values below are verbatim substrings of the topic's pdf-raw/omia/<phene_id>.txt source file.\n- 2012. Increased incidence of thoracic wall deformities in related Bengal kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22311892 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X12437351 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1997. Investigation of the association between whole blood and tissue taurine levels and the development of thoracic deformities in neonatal Burmese kittens. Vet Rec — PubMed:PMID9423237 | DOI:10.1136/vr.141.22.566 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2005. Pectus excavatum surgically repaired using sternum realignment and splint techniques in a young cat. J Small Anim Pract — PubMed:PMID16041862 | DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00332.x — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2016. Pectus excavatum: computed tomography and medium-term surgical outcome in a prospective cohort of 10 kittens. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID26088565 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15591234 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2015. Left lateral liver lobe torsion in a cat with moderate pectus excavatum. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID25715646 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X15573561 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2012. Open surgical correction combined with an external splint for correction of a non-compliant pectus excavatum in a cat. J Feline Med Surg — PubMed:PMID22314092 | DOI:10.1177/1098612X11431032 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article\n- 2026. Thoracic wall deformity in Bengal cats - morphological findings and results from a breeder questionnaire. 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