genetic

Equine juvenile spinocerebellar ataxia is an inherited fatal neurologic disease.

Melanoma is a commonly diagnosed skin cancer in horses (especially gray horses).

Juvenile idiopathic epilepsy (JIE) is an inherited disease in some Arabian foals of Egyptian lineage characterized by recurrent seizures, which are due to abnormal electrical activity of the brain.

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) causes foals to be born with severely weakened immune systems.

Occipitoatlantoaxial malformation (OAAM) is a neurologic disorder caused by the malformation of the first two vertebrae of the neck, and the base of the skull.

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare inherited disease that can cause a life-threatening condition triggered by anesthesia drugs.

Lethal white overo (LWO) syndrome is an inherited disease in Paint horses. Horses with a particular white spotting pattern known as frame overo can produce affected offspring.

Lavender foal syndrome (LFS) is an inherited disease that causes neurological dysfunction in newborn Arabian foals.

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is an inherited skin disorder that causes skin lesions to develop and progress over time.

Hydrocephalus is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain that results in a dome-shaped head.