OMIA 000147-9793 : Brachygnathia in Equus asinus |
In other species:
cattle
,
sheep
,
horse
,
dog
,
alpaca
,
llama
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
Cross-species summary:
Congenital abnormal shortness of the mandible (lower jaw), resulting in protrusion of the maxilla (upper jaw).
Markers:
Using a comparative candidate gene strategy, based on evidence from humans, Rodrigues et al. (2013) could not identify any marker in the MATN1 gene (encoding Matrilin-1) to be associated with this disorder.
Breed:
Zamorano-Leonés.
Reference
2013 | Rodrigues, J.B., Araújo, S., Guedes-Pinto, H., San Roman, F., Viegas, C., Bastos, E. : | |
Analysis of new Matrilin-1 gene variants in a case-control study related to dental malocclusions in Equus asinus. Gene 522:70-4, 2013. Pubmed reference: 23558247. DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.03.084. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 29 Jan 2014