[Mikey T]

I could find no info on breed predilection to Liver disease in total. The problem is there are multiple causes of liver problems which some have a gentic component the most d well known may be copper toxicity in bedlington teriers. It does not appear that bassets are any more prone to liver problems than other breeds.

I also found no comparision in liver disease in people vs dogs but common sense would indicate liver problems in people is much more common than in dogs because of one reason. A very large cause of Liver disease is alchol which is not as regularly consumed by dogs as it is by humans

Alcoholic
Fatty Liver"In the US: Approximately 15.3 million people in United States abuse or depend on alcohol. Fatty liver develops in 90-100% of patients with heavy alcohol use."

 

[Mikey T]

Another common cause of liver problems is the ingestion of toxins. Dogs lower to the ground and oral fixations would logically be more likely to develop chronic problem from toxins but at a lower rate than alchol consuption in humans. As sad as it is a large percentage of disease in the human population is self induced.