The Persian
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Persian than in the general cat population. In some cases the disease either has, or is believed to have, a genetic, hereditary cause but many of the diseases listed here do not have a proven genetic basis. 

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Alimentary tract diseases
This section includes diseases that involve the mouth, oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small intestine (duodenum and ileum), large intestine (colon and rectum), liver and pancreas.

Diseases involving the mouth

Diseases affecting the gullet (oesophagus)

Diseases involving the pancreas

Diseases affecting the small intestine

Diseases affecting the large intestine

Cancer

• Basal cell tumours
• Sebaceous gland tumour

Heart valve disorders

Abnormal development of major blood vessels to the heart

Heart muscle disease

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Other

• Peritoneoparicardial diaphragmatic hernia

Endocrine Diseases

Eye diseases

Diseases of the cornea

• Corneal sequestration

Diseases of the eyeball

• Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (autosomal recessive)
• Coloboma - various sites
• Epiphora (idiopathic)
• Lacrimal punctal aplasia

Diseases of the eyelids

• Entropion

Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)

Diseases of the lens

• Cataract (congenital)

Diseases of the retina

• Retinal degeneration

Immune system diseases

• Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
• Systemic lupus erythematosus

Kidney diseases

• Polycystic kidney failure (autosomal dominant)
• Urolithiasis - calcium oxalate

Liver diseases

• Polycystic liver disease
• Portosystemic shunt (congenital)

Nervous system diseases

• Lysosomal storage disease - alpha mannosidosis

Orthopedic disease

• Prognathism (normal for breed)

Reproductive disorders

• Cryptorchidism

Skin diseases

• Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (autosomal recessive)
• Dermatophytosis
• Epitrichial cysts (multiple)
• Facial dermatitis
• Facial fold pyoderma
• Periocular crusting
• Seborrhoea (primary) (autosomal recessive)
• Skin tumours
• Systemic lupus erythematosus

Other

• Reactions to griseofulvin