OMIA:000682-9940 : Muscular hyperplasia in Ovis aries (sheep)

Categories: Muscle phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: Abnormal increase in muscular tissue caused by the formation and growth of new, normal muscle cells (in contrast to muscular hypertrophy, which is abnormal increase in muscular tissue due to enlargement of existing cells).

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. (2011). OMIA:000682-9940: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

1972 Dennis, S.M. :
Congenital muscular hyperplasia in a lamb. Cornell Vet 62:263-8, 1972. Pubmed reference: 5023993.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 26 Oct 2011