OMIA 000487-9796 : Hydrocephalus in Equus caballus |
Kolb and Klein (2019) reported the same likely causal variant in a congenital hydrocephalic Belgian draft horse.
Clinical features: “Hydrocephalus is defined as ‘an active distension of the ventricular system of the brain resulting from inadequate passage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from its point of production within the cerebral ventricles to its point of absorption into the systemic circulation . . .’ Hydrocephalus can be acquired, e.g. due to infection or trauma, or can be hereditary in nature. To our best knowledge, no clear cases of a proven acquired hydrocephalus in horses have been reported in scientific literature. Different types of hydrocephalus have been identified based on the underlying mechanisms: communicating (increased production or impaired CSF absorption) or non-communicating (obstruction in CSF flow) . . . . Also, hydrocephalus can be internal or external, that is an accumulation of CSF respectively within or outside the ventricles of the brain. In horses, both external and internal hydrocephalus . . . have been diagnosed” (Ducro et. al, 2015). {Text provided by Meredith O’Connell, working under the supervision of Professor Ernie Bailey; 24 April 2019} Prevalence: “Out of 60 stallions that were genotyped using a commercially available DNA test based on the B3GALNT2 mutation, 8 (13.3 %) were carrier of the allele T. Out of 805 broodmares, 139 (17.3 %) were also carrier.” (Ducro et al., 2015). As the authors reported, this gives a frequency of the likely causal variant of 8.5%. {Adapted by FN from text provided by Meredith O’Connell, working under the supervision of Professor Ernie Bailey; 24 April 2019} Breeds: Belgian draft horse, Friesian horse. Associated gene:Symbol | Description | Species | Chr | Location | OMIA gene details page | Other Links |
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B3GALNT2 | beta-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 | Equus caballus | 1 | NC_009144.3 (76839622..76890593) | B3GALNT2 | Homologene, Ensembl, NCBI gene |
Variants
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OMIA Variant ID | Breed(s) | Variant Phenotype | Gene | Allele | Type of Variant | Source of Genetic Variant | Reference Sequence | Chr. | g. or m. | c. or n. | p. | Verbal Description | EVA ID | Inferred EVA rsID | Year Published | PubMed ID(s) | Acknowledgements |
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348 | Belgian draft horse Friesian horse | Hydrocephalus | B3GALNT2 | nonsense (stop-gain) | Naturally occurring variant | EquCab3.0 | 1 | g.76887901C>T | c.1423C>T | p.(Q475*) | Ducro et al./ (2015): "The nomenclature for the mutation is c.1423C>T [GenBank:XM_001491545] corresponding to p.Gln475* [GenBank:XP_001491595]". As at 25 April 2019, Ensembl's Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) gives the EquCab3 c. and p. coordinates as having not changed from the EquCab2 coordinates reported by Ducro et al. (2015). The Ensembl ref is ENSECAT00000049072 | 2015 | 26452345 | c. and p. variant coordinates obtained from or confirmed by EBI's Some Effect Predictor (VEP) tool. EquCab3 g. coordinate provided by Meredith O’Connell, working under the supervision of Professor Ernie Bailey, 24 April 2019 |
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.
2019 | Kolb, D.S., Klein, C. : | |
Congenital hydrocephalus in a Belgian draft horse associated with a nonsense mutation in B3GALNT2. Can Vet J 60:197-198, 2019. Pubmed reference: 30705458. | ||
2017 | Ayala-Valdovinos, M.A., Galindo-García, J., Sánchez-Chiprés, D., Duifhuis-Rivera, T. : | |
Genotyping of friesian horses to detect a hydrocephalus-associated c.1423C>T mutation in B3GALNT2 using PCR-RFLP and PCR-PIRA methods: Frequency in stallion horses in México. Mol Cell Probes 32:69-71, 2017. Pubmed reference: 28011345. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2016.12.005. | ||
2015 | Ducro, B.J., Schurink, A., Bastiaansen, J.W., Boegheim, I.J., van Steenbeek, F.G., Vos-Loohuis, M., Nijman, I.J., Monroe, G.R., Hellinga, I., Dibbits, B.W., Back, W., Leegwater, P.A. : | |
A nonsense mutation in B3GALNT2 is concordant with hydrocephalus in Friesian horses. BMC Genomics 16:761, 2015. Pubmed reference: 26452345. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1936-z. | ||
2013 | Sipma, K.D., Cornillie, P., Saulez, M.N., Stout, T.A., Voorhout, G., Back, W. : | |
Phenotypic Characteristics of Hydrocephalus in Stillborn Friesian Foals. Vet Pathol :, 2013. Pubmed reference: 23676552. DOI: 10.1177/0300985813488955. | ||
2011 | Oey, L., Müller, J.M., von Klopmann, T., Jacobsen, B., Beineke, A., Feige, K. : | |
Diagnosis of internal and external hydrocephalus in a warmblood foal using magnetic resonance imaging. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 39:41-5, 2011. Pubmed reference: 22138744. | ||
2002 | Jaworski, Z., Kasperowicz, B., Wroblewski, Z. : | |
A case of hydrocephalus in a Polish Primitive Horse Medycyna Weterynaryjna 58:230-231, 2002. | ||
1996 | Rivas, L.J., Hinchcliff, K.W., Robertson, J.T. : | |
Cervical meningomyelocele associated with spina bifida in a hydrocephalic miniature colt Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 209:950 ff., 1996. | ||
1993 | Johnson, P.J., Lin, T.L., Jennings, D.P. : | |
Diffuse Cerebral Encephalopathy Associated with Hydrocephalus and Cholesterinic Granulomas in a Horse Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 203:694-697, 1993. Pubmed reference: 8407539. | ||
1992 | Ojala, M., Ala-Huikku, J. : | |
Inheritance of hydrocephalus in horses. Equine Vet J 24:140-3, 1992. Pubmed reference: 1582393. | ||
1980 | Bowman, R.W. : | |
Congenital hydrocephalus in 2 foals. Mod Vet Pract 61:862-4, 1980. Pubmed reference: 7421786. | ||
1979 | Carbery, J.T. : | |
A case of equine hydrocephalus. N Z Vet J 27:158, 1979. Pubmed reference: 291822. DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1979.34633. | ||
1976 | Bester, R.C., Cimprich, R.E., Evans, L.H. : | |
Hydrocephalus in an 18-month-old colt. J Am Vet Med Assoc 168:1041-2, 1976. Pubmed reference: 931772. | ||
1950 | Petiot, M.P. : | |
[Hydrocephalus of the colt]. Rec Med Vet Ec Alfort 126:467-70, 1950. Pubmed reference: 14781419. |
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