In other species: salmonids , chicken , hedgehogs , dog , domestic cat , goat , golden hamster

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal Recessive Lethal

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: no

Species-specific name: Cardiomyopathy, Japanese Black cattle

Inheritance: Watanabe et al. (1979) documented convincing evidence for autosomal recessive inheritance

Clinical features: Sudden death after a short period (a few minutes up to a few hours) of dyspnea accompanied by a groan, in calves usually less than 30 days old