OMIA 000044 : Anencephaly/Exencephaly |
Possible human homologues (MIM numbers):
182940 (trait)
,
206500 (trait)
,
301410 (trait)
,
619452 (trait)
Cross-species summary:
Congenital absence of the cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or reduced to small masses. This phene was originally called anencephaly, but a recent review suggested that the term anencephaly/exencephaly is more appropriate.
Species in which this phene is found:
greater Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
cattle (Bos taurus)
sheep (Ovis aries)
Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
greater Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
cattle (Bos taurus)
sheep (Ovis aries)
Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
Edit History
- Created by Frank Nicholas on 03 May 2005
- Changed by Hamutal Mazrier on 26 Jul 2021
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 18 Mar 2022
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 23 Mar 2022