Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
A peer-reviewed cohort study screening 329 British Shorthairs presented for routine HCM screening in Denmark found a clinically significant prevalence of the disease in the breed, independent of the two known commercial feline HCM mutations. No breed-specific causal mutation has been identified in British Shorthair.
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No DNA test exists for British Shorthair HCM. The two commercial feline HCM DNA tests (MYBPC3 A31P, validated for Maine Coon; MYBPC3 R820W, validated for Ragdoll/Ragamuffin) are breed-specific and are not validated in British Shorthair. Screening is by echocardiogram performed by a cardiologist, repeated periodically through breeding life.

