Non-progressive lightening (dilution) of the colour of the black and brown pigments in the coat
Symptoms Blue, lilac-colour coat
Gene involved MLPH
Mutation tested c.83delT
Transmission mode : Autosomal recessive Age of onset : From birth
Publication : Ishida et al. (2006). A homozygous single-base deletion in MLPH causes the dilute coat color phenotype in the domestic cat.