OMIA:000437-9796 : Haemophilia A in Equus caballus (horse)

In other species: crab-eating macaque , dog , domestic cat , pig , taurine cattle , sheep

Categories: Haematopoietic system phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers): 306700 (trait) , 300841 (gene)

Links to MONDO diseases:

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: X-linked

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: no

Cross-species summary: Also called factor VIII deficiency. Impaired coagulability of the blood, with a consequential strong tendency to bleed, due to a deficiency of clotting factor VIII. Since the gene for this factor is located on the X chromosome, the disorder is expected to be X-linked. As with haemophilia B, this expectation has been confirmed in all species of mammal in which the disorder has been reported. In humans, there are hundreds of different mutations that give rise to haemophilia A. In domesticated animals, the disorder has been reported in a large range of species.

Molecular basis: In the first molecular genetic investigation of haemophilia A in horses, Norton et al. (2016) identified an abnormal factor VIII transcript, suggestive of a causal mutation in intron 1.

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

Breeds: American Trotter (Horse) (VBO_0000899), Arab (Horse) (VBO_0000905), Quarter Horse (Horse) (VBO_0001057), Tennessee Walking Horse (Horse) (VBO_0001081), Thoroughbred (Horse) (VBO_0001083).
Breeds in which the phene has been documented. For breeds in which a likely causal variant has been documented, see the variant table below

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2020). OMIA:000437-9796: 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 Dahlgren, A.R., Tablin, F., Finno, C.J. :
Genetics of equine bleeding disorders. Equine Vet J 53:30-37, 2021. Pubmed reference: 32463964. DOI: 10.1111/evj.13290.
2016 Norton, E.M., Wooldridge, A.A., Stewart, A.J., Cusimano, L., Schwartz, D.D., Johnson, C.M., Boudreaux, M.K., Christopherson, P.W. :
Abnormal coagulation factor VIII transcript in a Tennessee Walking Horse colt with hemophilia A. Vet Clin Pathol 45:96-102, 2016. Pubmed reference: 26765501. DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12315.
1991 Littlewood, J.D., Bevan, S.A., Corke, M.J. :
Haemophilia-A (Classic Haemophilia, Factor-VIII Deficiency) in a Thoroughbred Colt Foal Equine Veterinary Journal 23:70-72, 1991. Pubmed reference: 2015811.
1988 Henninger, R.W. :
Hemophilia A in two related quarter horse colts. J Am Vet Med Assoc 193:91-4, 1988. Pubmed reference: 3138224.
1983 Mills, J.N., Bolton, J.R. :
Haemophilia A in a 3-year-old thoroughbred horse. Aust Vet J 60:63-4, 1983. Pubmed reference: 6838443.
1982 Feldman, B.F., Giacopuzzi, R.L. :
Hemophilia A (factor Vlll deficiency) in a colt Equine Practice 4:24-30, 1982.
1972 Archer, R.K., Allen, B.V. :
True haemophilia in horses. Vet Rec 91:655-6, 1972. Pubmed reference: 4654307.
1967 Hutchins, D.R., Lepherd, E.E., Crook, I.G. :
A case of equine haemophilia Australian Veterinary Journal 43:83-87, 1967.
1964 Sanger, V.L., Mairs, R.E., Trapp, A.L. :
Hemophilia in a foal. J Am Vet Med Assoc 144:259-64, 1964. Pubmed reference: 14114821.
1962 Nossel, H.L., Archer, R.K., Macfarlane, R.G. :
Equine haemophilia: report of a case and its response to multiple infusions of heterospecific AHG. Br J Haematol 8:335-42, 1962. Pubmed reference: 13939026.
1961 Archer, R.K. :
True haemophilia (haemophilia A) in a Thoroughbred foal Veterinary Record 73:338-340, 1961.

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