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OMIA 000473-9986 : Hip dysplasia in Oryctolagus cuniculus

In other species: domestic cat , cattle , dog , pig , sheep , raccoon dog , Rhesus monkey

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers): 142669 , 142700 , 244510 , 265050 , 615612

Mendelian trait/disorder: no

Mode of inheritance: Multifactorial

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: no

Cross-species summary: Laxity of the hip joint, resulting from a shallow acetabulum and/or a small, mis-shapen head of the femur. In severe cases, affected animals are lame.

Species-specific name: Luxate femur

Species-specific description: See Robinson (1958, pp. 347-348).

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.
2001 Owiny, J.R., Vandewoude, S., Painter, J.T., Norrdin, R.W., Veeramachaneni, D.N. :
Hip dysplasia in rabbits: association with nest box flooring. Comp Med 51:85-8, 2001. Pubmed reference: 11926308.
1959 Innes, JR. :
"Inherited dysplasia" of the hip joint in dogs and rabbits. Lab Invest 8:1170-7, 1959. Pubmed reference: 13852893.
1958 Robinson, R. :
Genetic studies of the rabbit. Bibliographia Genetica 17:229–558, 1958.
1957 Innes, J.R., O'Steen, W.K. :
Splayleg in rabbits; an inherited disease analogous to joint dysplasia in children and dogs. Lab Invest 6:171-86, 1957. Pubmed reference: 13406999.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 16 Jul 2010
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 29 Apr 2016