OMIA 000168-100936 : Cataract, generic in Chlorocebus aethiops vervet |
In other species:
chicken
,
crab-eating macaque
,
dog
,
domestic ferret
,
domestic cat
,
lion
,
horse
,
cattle
,
sheep
,
rabbit
,
domestic guinea pig
,
degu
,
bald eagle
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
Cross-species summary:
Opacity of the lens of the eye.
Inheritance:
Magwebu et al. (2018) reported that "The parents of the affected individuals were however observed to be asymptomatic, which confirmed that
this phenotype was transmitted in a recessive mode" but did not provide sufficient evidence to support the claimed inheritance.
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.
| 2018 | Magwebu, Z.E., Abdul-Rasool, S., Seier, J.V., Chauke, C.G. : | |
| Autosomal recessive congenital cataract in captive-bred vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). J Med Primatol :, 2018. Pubmed reference: 29377145. DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12332. | ||
| 2001 | de Villiers, C., Seier, J.V., Dhansay, M.A. : | |
| Probable genetic origin for a large number of cataracts among captive-bred vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). Am J Primatol 55:43-8, 2001. Pubmed reference: 11536315. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1037. |
Edit History
- Created by Frank Nicholas on 02 Feb 2018