OMIA:000846-10036 : Quaking in Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster)

Categories: Behaviour / neurological phene

Single-gene trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: no

Species-specific symbol: q

Clinical features: Peterson et al. (1981): "Affected animals show severe coarse tremor, especially when they attempt to move. When placed on their backs they are capable of righting themselves, but with some difficulty. They rarely reproduce although a very small number of successful matings have been observed."

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2022). OMIA:000846-10036: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

1981 Peterson, J.S., deGroot, C.T., Yoon, C.H. :
Five new mutations in the Syrian hamster: furloss, fur-deficiency, juvenile gray, ashen, and quaking. J Hered 72:445-6, 1981. Pubmed reference: 7334205.

Edit History


  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 19 Oct 2011
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 29 Oct 2022