Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses
Aniridia in horses is rare and has previously been reported to be genetically transmitted in Belgian horses and Quarter horses. This paper describes the defect in 2 related Tennessee Walking horses, with special reference to new findings regarding the molecular genetics of ocular development and how...
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| description | Aniridia in horses is rare and has previously been reported to be genetically transmitted in Belgian horses and Quarter horses. This paper describes the defect in 2 related Tennessee Walking horses, with special reference to new findings regarding the molecular genetics of ocular development and how they might relate to equine aniridia. In addition to aniridia, these 2 horses possessed additional ocular abnormalities including cataracts and dermoid lesions. Euthanasia was elected, and the eyes were examined histologically. Iris hypoplasia, atypical dermoids, and cataracts were confirmed in both horses. Due to the heritability of aniridia in horses, breeding of affected animals is not recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f0ab67a1b4d45d9b53536b256d05e542025-02-03T05:59:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Veterinary Medicine2090-70012090-701X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/703732703732Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking HorsesKaren A. McCormick0Daniel Ward1Kimberly M. Newkirk2Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USASmall Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADiagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USAAniridia in horses is rare and has previously been reported to be genetically transmitted in Belgian horses and Quarter horses. This paper describes the defect in 2 related Tennessee Walking horses, with special reference to new findings regarding the molecular genetics of ocular development and how they might relate to equine aniridia. In addition to aniridia, these 2 horses possessed additional ocular abnormalities including cataracts and dermoid lesions. Euthanasia was elected, and the eyes were examined histologically. Iris hypoplasia, atypical dermoids, and cataracts were confirmed in both horses. Due to the heritability of aniridia in horses, breeding of affected animals is not recommended.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/703732 |
| spellingShingle | Karen A. McCormick Daniel Ward Kimberly M. Newkirk Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine |
| title | Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses |
| title_full | Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses |
| title_short | Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses |
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