OMIA:000453-9940 : Hepatic encephalopathy in Ovis aries (sheep) |
In other species: dog , domestic cat
Categories: Nervous system phene
Links to MONDO diseases: No links.
Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown
Considered a defect: yes
Cross-species summary: A degenerative disease of the brain induced by a failure of the liver to metabolise ammonia. Clinical signs include excitability, tremor, compulsive walking, head pressing, and apparent blindness, followed by coma and convulsions.
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. (2005). OMIA:000453-9940: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
Reference
| 1994 | Clark, A.M., Spence, J.A. : |
| Possible familial hepatic encephalopathy in a Suffolk ewe Veterinary Record 135:463 only, 1994. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005