OMIA:000587-9796 : Amelia in Equus caballus (horse)

In other species: dog , pig , taurine cattle

Categories: Limbs / fins / digit / tail phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: Amelia is the congenital anomaly characterized by the complete absence of one or more limbs. Tetra-amelia is the absence of all for limbs. Phene was renamed from 'legless' to amelia [28/08/2023]

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2023). OMIA:000587-9796: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2023 Roxon, C.A., Linton, J.K., Habecker, P.L., Castaneda, C., Raudsepp, T., Sertich, P.L. :
Equine dystocia complicated by fetal congenital anomaly. J Am Vet Med Assoc :1-4, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37619617. DOI: 10.2460/javma.23.06.0338.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 28 Aug 2023