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OMIA:000750-9612 : Osteochondrosis in Canis lupus (gray wolf)

In other species: chicken , dog , domestic cat , horse , pig , deer , taurine cattle , indicine cattle (zebu) , sheep , raccoon dog

Categories: Skeleton phene (incl. short stature & teeth)

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 181440 (trait) , 188700 (trait) , 259200 (trait)

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: yes

Cross-species summary: Abnormal growth ossification centers in young, growing animals. Initially a degeneration/ necrosis followed by regeneration or recalcification. Osteochondrosis (OC) lesions that result is bone or cartilage fragments are called osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) - see OMIA:000748.

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2025). OMIA:000750-9612: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2025 Burg-Personnaz, J.B., Kuhn, J., Van der Vekens, E., Marti, I., Geissbühler, U., Peters, L.M., Keller, S. :
Osteochondrosis manifesta in three related free-ranging gray wolves (Canis lupus lupus) in Switzerland. J Wildl Dis 61:488-495, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40064197. DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-24-00101.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 20 Apr 2025