OMIA:003053-9544 : Neuropsychiatric disorder risk factor, DISC1-related in Macaca mulatta (Rhesus monkey)

In other species: crab-eating macaque

Categories: Nervous system phene

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 605210 (gene) , 604906 (trait)

Single-gene trait/disorder: yes

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 2025

Molecular basis: Zhang et al. (2025) sequenced "919 captive Chinese rhesus macaques (CRM) while assessing 52 phenotypic traits. ... [The authors] identify DISC1 (p.Arg517Trp) as a genetic risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders, with macaques carrying this deleterious allele exhibiting impairments in working memory and cortical architecture. 

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
DISC1 DISC1 scaffold protein Macaca mulatta 1 NC_133406.1 (17333188..17003887) DISC1 Ensembl, NCBI gene

Variants

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OMIA Variant ID Breed(s) Variant Phenotype Gene Allele Variant Type Variant Effect Source of Genetic Variant AVCG Pathogenicity Classification* Reference Sequence Chr. g. or m. c. or n. p. Verbal Description EVA ID Year Published PubMed ID(s) Acknowledgements
1941 Neuropsychiatric disorder, risk factor DISC1 substitution missense Naturally occurring variant Not currently evaluated Mmul_10 1 NC_041754.1:g.17202714G>A NM_001114355.1c.1549 C>T NP_001107827.1:p.(R517W) 2025 41027928

* Variant pathogenicity for single-gene diseases as evaluated according to the Animal Variant Classification Guidelines (AVCG) by the Variant Pathogenicity Working Group of the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) Animal Genetic Testing Standardization (AGTS) Standing Committee: P = pathogenic, LP = likely pathogenic, VUS = variant of unknown significance, LB = likely benign, B = benign. For more information (including details on the classification of each variant) see LINKS.

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Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2026). OMIA:003053-9544: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2025 Zhang, B.L., Chen, Y., Zhang, Y., Qiao, Y., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Lu, Y., You, X., Li, Y., Huang, H.D., Wang, Q., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Xiao, W., Duan, H., Qiu, M.H., Chen, N.H., Yu, X., Yang, M.M., Lv, L., Cooper, D.N., Zheng, P., Yao, Y.G., Liu, N., Wang, J.H., Wu, D.D. :
Forward and reverse genomic screens enhance the understanding of phenotypic variation in a large Chinese rhesus macaque cohort. Nat Commun 16:8703, 2025. Pubmed reference: 41027928. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63747-x.

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