OMIA 000044-9809 : Anencephaly/Exencephaly in Rhinoceros unicornis |
In other species:
cattle
,
sheep
,
Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin
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.
Species-specific description:
A single rhinoceros fetus was described with partial anencephaly (aplasia of the cerebrum) and hypoplasia of the cerebellum (Schaftenaar et al., 2011).
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. | ||
| 2011 | Schaftenaar, W., Fernandes, T., Fritsch, G., Frey, R., Szentiks, C.A., Wegner, R.D., Hildebrandt, T.B., Hermes, R. : | |
| Dystocia and fetotomy associated with cerebral aplasia in a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Reprod Domest Anim 46:e97-101, 2011. Pubmed reference: 20412510. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01610.x. |
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- Created by Hamutal Mazrier on 26 Jul 2021