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A couple of links for you, but by now I am sure you have probably read them, although at present no genetic markers have been found it is widespread in certain lines, just ask anyone you know in Oz what every other GSD dies of and which dog of these that die of heamangio  are they  inbred on!

http://www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/splenicneo.htm

http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/dehemsarcoma.html

I watched my vet remove a spleen last week from a Lab that was 7 years old and the vet tech cut off pieces to send off to A & M and another lab for testing.....what a sight... Im not much into watching surgeries and blood and guts...but this one was wow....big spleen ...didnt know they were that large...

Thanks, However, with so many recent young deaths, I am wondering if there is a link to the "plastic" chemicals and we are just thinking it is in the gene pool? I very much wish the breeders would be more open about the cause of death of the dogs. If there is a pattern, we may need to look elsewhere, other than gene pool. If it is the gene pool, we would need to be careful who bred to. I am not trying to cause a rucaus on China vs US, just trying to understand and make sure not over looking what might be possible. I would have gone with the gene pool unitl I read that this can also be caused by enviroment, which led me to leap to the food source. If I am way off course, I  want someone to educate me,

The dog I had die of it at the age 8yrs 350dys was fed Raw meat fit for human consumption and bred/reared/killed in the UK. He also always lived in a semi-rural area all his life, exerscsed/trained/worked on grassland and moorland not treated with chemicals.