OMIA:000453-9685 : Hepatic encephalopathy in Felis catus (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. (2016). OMIA:000453-9685: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
Reference
2016 | Lidbury, J.A., Cook, A.K., Steiner, J.M. : |
Hepatic encephalopathy in dogs and cats. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) , 2016. Pubmed reference: 27060899. DOI: 10.1111/vec.12473. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 13 Apr 2016