Phenotypes

In a textbook example of how to make use of clinical information to identify a comparative candidate gene (based on the homologous human disorder) namely KRT5 (keratin 5), Ford et al. (2005) showed that this disorder in the offspring of a Friesian-Jersey bull is due to a 4051G>A base substitution in the bovine KRT5 gene, leading to an E478K amino-acid substitution. The bull turned out to be mosaic for a de novo mutation. Jacinto et al. (202...

Adams et al. (2012) revealed the causal mutation of HH1 as "a nonsense mutation in APAF1 . . . , which is predicted to truncate approximately one-third of the encoded APAF1 protein". Because functional APAF1 peptide is required for embryo development, homozygosity for this allele results in natural spontaneous abortion, and, consequently, perceived reduced fertility in carrier bulls that happen to be mated to carrier cows. Adams et al. (2016) ...

Because of the obvious homology of this disorder with the homologous human disorder, Drögemüller et al. (2001) proposed that the bovine disorder be called by the name of its human homologue, which is now done in this catalogue. The earlier names are listed here as species-specific names [Frank Nicholas 20 June 2002].