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OMIA:000247-9798 : Cushing syndrome, ACTH-dependent, pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in Equus przewalskii (Przewalski's horse)

In other species: dog , domestic cat , Grevy's zebra , plains zebra

Categories: Endocrine / exocrine gland phene (incl mammary gland)

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 160980 (trait) , 219080 (trait) , 219090 (trait)

Single-gene trait/disorder: no

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: no

Cross-species summary: Entries for this type of Cushing syndrome (pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID)) are included for some species under the phene 'Cushing syndrome, generic' (previously 'Hyperadrenocorticism, generic'): OMIA:000494. Renamed from 'Cushing disease, pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism' to 'Cushing syndrome, ACTH-dependent, pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism based on ALIVE recommendations (PMID:40872711), with the following definiton:  "Hypercortisolism occurs due to dysregulated ACTH secretion by the pituitary. This is generally associated with pituitary neoplasia or hyperplasia"  

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Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2024). OMIA:000247-9798: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

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.

2025 Niessen, S.J.M., Behrend, E.N., Fracassi, F., Church, D.B., Foster, S.F., Galac, S., Melian, C., Pöppl, Á.G., Ramsey, I.K., Sieber-Ruckstuhl, N.S. :
Agreeing Language in Veterinary Endocrinology (ALIVE): Cushing's syndrome and hypoadrenocorticism-A modified Delphi-method-based system to create consensus definitions. Vet Sci 12:761, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40872711. DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12080761.
2018 Shotton, J.C.R., Justice, W.S.M., Salguero, F.J., Stevens, A., Bacci, B. :
PITUITARY PARS INTERMEDIA DYSFUNCTION (EQUINE CUSHING'S DISEASE) IN NONDOMESTIC EQUIDS AT MARWELL WILDLIFE: A CASE SERIES. ONE CHAPMAN'S ZEBRA ( EQUUS QUAGGA CHAPMANI) AND FIVE PRZEWALSKI's HORSES ( EQUUS FERUS PRZEWALSKII). J Zoo Wildl Med 49:404-411, 2018. Pubmed reference: 29900762. DOI: 10.1638/2017-0149.1.

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