OMIA:000961 : Copper deficiency, susceptibility to

Categories: Homeostasis / metabolism phene

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Cross-species summary: Incoordination progressing to paralysis, blindness and death, associated with a deficiency of copper, which causes dysmyelination of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This phene was renamed from 'Swayback' to 'Copper deficiency, susceptibility to' [21/10/2022]

Species in which this phene is found:
sheep (Ovis aries)

Edit History


  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 03 May 2005
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 21 Oct 2022