OMIA:000044-9809 : Anencephaly/Exencephaly in Rhinoceros unicornis (greater Indian rhinoceros)

In other species: dog , brown bear , domestic cat , taurine cattle , sheep , Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin

Categories: Nervous system phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers): 182940 (trait) , 206500 (trait) , 301410 (trait) , 619452 (trait)

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: Congenital absence of the cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or reduced to small masses. This phene was originally called anencephaly, but a recent review suggested that the term anencephaly/exencephaly is more appropriate.

Species-specific description: A single rhinoceros fetus was described with partial anencephaly (aplasia of the cerebrum) and hypoplasia of the cerebellum (Schaftenaar et al., 2011).

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2021). OMIA:000044-9809: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

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.

2021 Zarzycki, A., Thomas, Z.M., Mazrier, H. :
Comparison of inherited neural tube defects in companion animals and livestock. Birth Defects Res 113:319-348, 2021. Pubmed reference: 33615733. DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1848.
2011 Schaftenaar, W., Fernandes, T., Fritsch, G., Frey, R., Szentiks, C.A., Wegner, R.D., Hildebrandt, T.B., Hermes, R. :
Dystocia and fetotomy associated with cerebral aplasia in a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Reprod Domest Anim 46:e97-101, 2011. Pubmed reference: 20412510. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01610.x.

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  • Created by Hamutal Mazrier on 26 Jul 2021