OMIA:001208-9940 : Alexander disease in Ovis aries (sheep)

In other species: dog

Categories: Nervous system phene

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 203450 (trait) , 137780 (gene)

Links to relevant human diseases in MONDO:

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: yes

Breed: Merino (Sheep) (VBO_0001508).
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:001208-9940: 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.

2012 Kessell, A.E., Finnie, J.W., Manavis, J., Cheetham, G.D., Blumbergs, P.C. :
A Rosenthal fiber encephalomyelopathy resembling Alexander's disease in 3 sheep. Vet Pathol 49:248-54, 2012. Pubmed reference: 21233330. DOI: 10.1177/0300985810395783.
2011 Windsor, P., Kessell, A., Finnie, J. :
Review of neurological diseases of ruminant livestock in Australia. VI: postnatal bovine, and ovine and caprine, neurogenetic disorders. Aust Vet J 89:432-8, 2011. Pubmed reference: 22008121. DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00834.x.

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