OMIA:000157-92683 : Intervertebral disc disease in Spheniscus demersus (jackass penguin)

In other species: crab-eating macaque , Rhesus monkey , dog , domestic cat , lion , tiger , domestic horse , taurine cattle , sheep , rabbit

Categories: Skeleton phene (incl. short stature & teeth)

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: yes

Cross-species summary: Also known as calcification of intervertebral discs.

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Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2025). OMIA:000157-92683: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2025 Davidow, E., Benedicenti, L., Galban, E. :
Monoparesis in a 22-year-old African penguin. J Am Vet Med Assoc 263:1-3, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40669502. DOI: 10.2460/javma.25.02.0114.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 20 Jul 2025