OMIA:000679-9925 : Muscular dystrophy in Capra hircus (goat)

In other species: chicken , turkey , dog , domestic cat , sheep , American mink

Categories: Muscle phene

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 602307 (gene)

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: yes

Cross-species summary: Degenerative muscle disorder, leading to muscle weakness, liberation of myoglobin into the circulation from skeletal muscle, and subsequent wasting and possible contracture.

Breed: Leizhou, China (Goat) (VBO_0009440).
Breeds in which the phene has been documented. (If a likely causal variant has been documented for the phene, see the variant table breeds in which the variant has been reported).

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2025). OMIA:000679-9925: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2025 Wang, K., Xu, M., Han, X., Liu, H., Han, J., Sun, W., Zhou, H. :
Transcriptome analysis of muscle atrophy in Leizhou black goats: identification of key genes and insights into limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. BMC Genomics 26:80, 2025. Pubmed reference: 39871147. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-11282-w.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 31 Jan 2025
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