OMIA:000237-9615 : Cranioschisis in Canis lupus familiaris (dog) |
In other species: pig , taurine cattle , sheep
Categories: Skeleton phene (incl. short stature & teeth)
Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown
Disease-related: yes
Cross-species summary: A cleft in the skull involving one or more of the bones of the cranial cavity. If meninges (the membranes covering the brain) protrude through the cleft, the disorder is called meningocele. If meninges and brain tissue protrudes, it is called encephalocele or meningo-encephalocele. Since these terms are often used interchangably, all categories have been combined into this one entry.
Cite this entry
Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2005). OMIA:000237-9615: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
Reference
1952 | Pullig, T. : |
Inheritance of a skull defect in Cocker Spaniels Journal of Heredity 43:97-99, 1952. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005