Abstract
A case of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XHED) was identified in a family of Danish Red Holstein cattle. The ectodysplasin-signalling protein (EDA) is known to be central in the normal development of ectodermal structures, and mutations in the ectodysplasin A (EDA) gene have been reported to cause XHED. In this study, we analysed different EDA transcript variants in affected and unaffected cattle and identified a new transcript variant including a LINE1-derived pseudoexon between EDA exons 1 and 2. The 161-bp-long pseudoexon introduces a shift in reaing frame and a premature stop codon early in EDA exon 2 and is probably the cause of XHED in this Danish Red Holstein family.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Animal Genetics |
Vol/bind | 42 |
Udgave nummer | 6 |
Sider (fra-til) | 578-584 |
Antal sider | 7 |
ISSN | 0268-9146 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2011 |
Emneord
- Det tidligere LIFE
- Bos taurus
- etodysplasin A
- LINE1
- X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia