OMIA:002892-9669 : Microcephaly, ASPM-related in Mustela putorius furo (domestic ferret)

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 608716 (trait) , 605481 (gene)

Single-gene trait/disorder: yes

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 2015

Molecular basis: Kou et al. (2015)  "report that by co-injecting Cas9 mRNA and sgRNAs into one-cell-stage embryos, founder ferrets with biallelic mutations in one of three genes (Dcx, Aspm and Disc1) can be generated with high efficiency up to 73.3%. ... The ferret with Aspm mutation showed a smaller brain with gyrification defect compared to the wild type ... ." This study involves gene edited or genetically modified organisms (GMO).

Genetic engineering: Yes - variants have been created artificially, e.g. by genetic engineering or gene editing
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
ASPM assembly factor for spindle microtubules Mustela putorius furo NW_025421531.1 (1794640..1857827) ASPM Homologene, Ensembl , NCBI gene

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2024). OMIA:002892-9669: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2015 Kou, Z., Wu, Q., Kou, X., Yin, C., Wang, H., Zuo, Z., Zhuo, Y., Chen, A., Gao, S., Wang, X. :
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome engineering of the ferret. Cell Res 25:1372-5, 2015. Pubmed reference: 26565559. DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.130.

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