OMIA 000044-79784 : Anencephaly/Exencephaly in Tursiops aduncus |
In other species:
cattle
,
sheep
,
greater Indian rhinoceros
Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers):
182940 (trait)
,
206500 (trait)
,
301410 (trait)
,
619452 (trait)
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
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.
References
Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
| 2021 | Zarzycki, A., Thomas, Z.M., Mazrier, H. : | |
| Comparison of inherited neural tube defects in companion animals and livestock. Birth Defects Res 113:319-348, 2021. Pubmed reference: 33615733. DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1848. | ||
| 1994 | Brook, F. : | |
| Ultrasound diagnosis of anencephaly in the fetus of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncas). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25:569-574, 1994. |
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- Created by Hamutal Mazrier on 26 Jul 2021