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OMIA 000683-9615 : Muscular hypertrophy (double muscling) in Canis lupus familiaris

In other species: cattle , pig , chicken

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal

Considered a defect: no

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 2007

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

Species-specific symbol: "bully" whippets

Breed: Whippet.

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
MSTN myostatin Canis lupus familiaris 37 NC_006619.3 (734255..729172) MSTN Homologene, Ensembl, NCBI gene

Variants

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WARNING! Inclusion of a variant in this table does not automatically mean that it should be used for DNA testing. Anyone contemplating the use of any of these variants for DNA testing should examine critically the relevant evidence (especially in breeds other than the breed in which the variant was first described). If it is decided to proceed, the location and orientation of the variant sequence should be checked very carefully.

Breed(s) Variant Phenotype Gene Allele Type of Variant Reference Sequence Chr. g. or m. c. or n. p. Verbal Description EVA ID Year Published PubMed ID(s) Acknowledgements
Whippet Muscular hypertrophy (double muscling) MSTN deletion, small (<=20) 37 c.939_940delTG p.C313* a two-base-pair deletion in the third exon of MSTN leading to a premature stop codon at amino acid 313 2007 17530926
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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.
2018 Aiello, D., Patel, K., Lasagna, E. :
The myostatin gene: an overview of mechanisms of action and its relevance to livestock animals. Anim Genet :, 2018. Pubmed reference: 30125951. DOI: 10.1111/age.12696.
2011 Stinckens, A., Georges, M., Buys, N. :
Mutations in the myostatin gene leading to hypermuscularity in mammals: indications for a similar mechanism in fish? Anim Genet 42:229-34, 2011. Pubmed reference: 21175702. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02144.x.
2007 Mosher, DS., Quignon, P., Bustamante, CD., Sutter, NB., Mellersh, CS., Parker, HG., Ostrander, EA. :
A mutation in the myostatin gene increases muscle mass and enhances racing performance in heterozygote dogs. PLoS Genet 3:e79, 2007. Pubmed reference: 17530926. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030079.
Shelton, GD., Engvall, E. :
Gross muscle hypertrophy in whippet dogs is caused by a mutation in the myostatin gene. Neuromuscul Disord 17:721-2, 2007. Pubmed reference: 17651971. DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.06.008.

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