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Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, is characterised by extreme fragility of bones and teeth caused by an abnormal collagen structure.

Spinal dysraphism is a genetic disease with symptoms present from birth. Affected puppies show neurological abnormalities including motor disorders in the hind legs. Adults show a typical abnormal gait with simultaneous movement of the hind legs or "bunny hop".

Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome is characterised by malabsorption of vitamin B12 (cobalamin). The first symptoms appear around 6 to 12 weeks. The clinical signs are due to the lack of cobalamin which causes megaloblastic anaemia and neurological symptoms.

Primary hyperoxaluria is characterized by the formation of oxalate crystals mainly in the kidneys causing kidney stones, severe renal failure and abdominal pain. The first symptoms appear around 3 to 4 weeks of age. Affected puppies are usually euthanized.

Von Willebrand disease is a condition that causes excessive bleeding due to a lack or reduced level of von Willebrand factor (vWF), a blood clotting protein. 

Neonatal interstitial lung disease is a genetic disease affecting the pulmonary system and causing lethal hypoxic respiratory failure in the first weeks of life. Other symptoms include lethargy, refusal to suckle and breathing difficulties ('dyspnea' or tachypnea).

Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome is characterised by malabsorption of vitamin B12 (cobalamin). The first symptoms appear around 6 to 12 weeks. The clinical signs are due to the lack of cobalamin which causes megaloblastic anaemia and neurological symptoms.

Exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a genetic skin disease whose symptoms are erythema, scabbing, alopecia and scaling of the skin. The first signs of the disease usually appear during the first year.

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia is an inherited bleeding disorder caused by a defect in the platelet glycoprotein αIIbβ3, which is essential for platelet aggregation.
Without this functional glycoprotein, the platelet plug forms poorly, leading to excessive bleeding after trauma or surgical procedures.

Footpad hyperkeratosis is a genetic disease causing a proliferation of epidermal cells. The symptoms of this pathology are thickening and hardening of the pads of all four paws. The first clinical signs usually appear during the first year of life.