OMIA 000044-9913 : Anencephaly/Exencephaly in Bos taurus |
In other species:
greater Indian rhinoceros
,
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.
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.
1986 | Hiraga, T., Abe, M. : | |
Anencephaly and other congenital defects in a calf. Nihon Juigaku Zasshi 48:595-8, 1986. Pubmed reference: 3755481. | ||
1978 | Cho, D.Y., Leipold, H.W. : | |
Anencephaly in calves. Cornell Vet 68:60-9, 1978. Pubmed reference: 618715. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 05 Oct 2011