OMIA:000587-9796 : Amelia in Equus caballus (domestic horse) |
In other species: dog , pig , taurine cattle
Categories: Limbs / fins / digit / tail phene
Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown
Disease-related: yes
Cross-species summary: Amelia is the congenital anomaly characterized by the complete absence of one or more limbs. Tetra-amelia is the absence of all for limbs. Phene was renamed from 'legless' to amelia [28/08/2023]
Breeds:
American Paint (Horse) (VBO_0000897),
American Trotter (Horse) (VBO_0000899),
Saddlebred (Horse) (VBO_0017171).
Breeds in which the phene or likely causal variants have been documented. If a likely causal variant has been documented, see variant-specific breed information in the variant table. (Breed information may be incomplete).
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Cite this entry
Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2025). OMIA:000587-9796: 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.
| 2023 | Roxon, C.A., Linton, J.K., Habecker, P.L., Castaneda, C., Raudsepp, T., Sertich, P.L. : |
| Equine dystocia complicated by fetal congenital anomaly. J Am Vet Med Assoc 261:1728-1731, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37619617. DOI: 10.2460/javma.23.06.0338. | |
| 2011 | Greco, M., Auletta, L., Trapani, F., Meomartino, L., Potena, A., Castaldo, R., Pasolini, M.P. : |
| Amelia di un arto anteriore in un puledro trottatore italiano [Unilateral forelimb amelia in a Standardbred foal]. Ippologia 22:29-33, 2011. | |
| 1984 | DeBowes, R.M., Leipold, H.W. : |
| Anterior amelia. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 4:133-135, 1984. DOI: 10.1016/S0737-0806(84)80047-7. |
Edit History
- Created by Imke Tammen2 on 28 Aug 2023
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 12 Jun 2025