Polled Intersex Syndrome with Urethral Atresia in a Goat.
Summary of "Polled Intersex Syndrome with Urethral Atresia in a Goat."
A 5-day-old hornless goat was referred with dysuria since birth. The scrotum was absent, and a small penis-like structure was seen below the perineal raphe. On the laparotomy, the testicles were found near the inguinal ring- and attached to a uterus-like structure. On histological analysis, the uterus-like structure was blind-end. Germ cells were absent in the testis. The karyotype of this goat was 60, XX and the SRY gene was absent. The goat was homozygous for a DNA deletion responsible for the Polled Intersex Syndrome (PIS). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report as the clinical case of the PIS-/- goat with urethral atresia.
Affiliation
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University.
Journal Details
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Name: The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
ISSN: 0916-7250
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21646753
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Goat Diseases
Diseases of the domestic or wild goat of the genus Capra.
Urethral Neoplasms
Cancer or tumors of the URETHRA. Benign epithelial tumors of the urethra usually consist of squamous and transitional cells. Primary urethral carcinomas are rare and typically of squamous cells. Urethral carcinoma is the only urological malignancy that is more common in females than in males.
Charge Syndrome
Rare disease characterized by COLOBOMA; CHOANAL ATRESIA; and abnormal SEMICIRCULAR CANALS. Mutations in CHD7 protein resulting in disturbed neural crest development are associated with CHARGE Syndrome.
Biliary Atresia
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Hypospadias
A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is below its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the ventral surface of the PENIS or on the PERINEUM. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is in the VAGINA.
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