OMIA:000453-9685 : Hepatic encephalopathy in Felis catus (domestic cat)

In other species: dog , sheep

Categories: Nervous system phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: A degenerative disease of the brain induced by a failure of the liver to metabolise ammonia. Clinical signs include excitability, tremor, compulsive walking, head pressing, and apparent blindness, followed by coma and convulsions.

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2016). OMIA:000453-9685: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2016 Lidbury, J.A., Cook, A.K., Steiner, J.M. :
Hepatic encephalopathy in dogs and cats. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) , 2016. Pubmed reference: 27060899. DOI: 10.1111/vec.12473.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 13 Apr 2016