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Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)

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--- license: permission_granted topic_id: companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat category: companion-breed-health title: "Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)" lang: en source: "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." source_file: pdf-raw/breed-health/burmese_omia6844_6844.txt date_parsed: 2026-08-02 tokens_estimated: 80 verification: method: substring_match claims: 4 passed: 4 date: 2026-08-02 recovered: false path: companion-breed-health/companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat/01_companion_breed_health_burmese_omia6844_cat.md source_document: "OMIA — Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (University of Sydney)" citation: authority: "OMIA — Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (University of Sydney)" title: "Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)" url: "https://omia.org/OMIA003052/9685/" retrieved: "2026-08-02" ref: "OMIA breed-specific hereditary-disorder records (omia.org), derived from local OMIA database dump; dataset: https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70" doc_type: "academic animal-genetics database (breed-specific disorder entries)" needs_review: false

Burmese — Thoracic wall deformity (hereditary; OMIA-verified breed predisposition)

Source: 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.

Claims

  • Breed: Burmese (Cat)
  • Disorder:
  • Summary: Pectus excavatum
  • Defect: yes

Evidence (references)

Derived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline.. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Evidence (references)

Derived from OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); structured field, not verbatim prose.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Evidence (references)

Derived 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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

verification_derived: method: derived_from_dataset source: "OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); fields Gene/Variant/Article/OMIM" 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."

Evidence (references)

Derived 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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

verification_derived: method: derived_from_dataset source: "OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); fields Gene/Variant/Article/OMIM" 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."

Evidence (references)

Derived 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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1968. Case report. Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) in a feline. Can Vet J — PubMed:PMID5750196 — OMIA Phene_Article / Article
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

verification_derived: method: derived_from_dataset source: "OMIA database dump (omia.xml, local); fields Gene/Variant/Article/OMIM" 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."

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