Background: Addison's disease, also known as hypoadrenocorticism, has
been reported in many individual dogs, although some breeds exhibit a greater
incidence than the population as a whole. Addison's is presumed to be an autoimmune
mediated hereditary defect but the mode of inheritance remains unclear. In
particular, the heritability and ... read moremode of inheritance have not been defined for the
Portuguese Water Dog although Addison's is known to be prevalent in the
breed.
Oberbauer, AM, JS Bell, JM Belanger, and TR Famula. "Genetic
evaluation of Addison's disease in the Portuguese Water Dog." BMC Veterinary Research
2, no. 1 (12, 2006): 1-7.
